Kobi
Kobi is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kobi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kobi is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kobi
As a girl name
Kobi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1958, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 101 Kobis were born — ranking #1,942 that year. As of 2026, Kobi ranks #2,880 for girls with 58 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 1K Kobis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kobi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 102 Kobis were born — ranking #1,271 that year. As of 2026, Kobi ranks #1,724 for boys with 97 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Kobis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kobi
Kobi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kobi's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Kobi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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