Is Kobi a boy or girl name?
Kobi is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 66 girls and 100 boys were named Kobi, so 39.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 36.6% of the 3,016 US babies named Kobi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,677
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,638
- Babies named Kobi since 1958
- 3,016
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Kobi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1970s | 48 | 65 | 57.5% |
| 1980s | 25 | 50 | 66.7% |
| 1990s | 290 | 98 | 25.3% |
| 2000s | 637 | 209 | 24.7% |
| 2010s | 469 | 268 | 36.4% |
| 2020s | 442 | 386 | 46.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | #1,677 | 66 | #2,638 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,811 | 60 | #2,832 |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,009 | 78 | #2,374 |
| 2021 | 89 | #1,787 | 101 | #1,949 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,754 | 81 | #2,231 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,199 | 33 | #4,301 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,221 | 37 | #3,970 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,471 | 31 | #4,532 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,705 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,835 | 24 | #5,580 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,646 | 22 | #5,896 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,303 | 27 | #5,075 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,274 | 20 | #6,479 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,723 | 20 | #6,450 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,609 | 21 | #6,296 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,309 | 28 | #5,163 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,153 | 20 | #6,704 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,524 | 19 | #6,967 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,721 | 17 | #7,337 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,784 | 9 | #11,397 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,819 | 15 | #7,635 |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,810 | 21 | #5,699 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,511 | 23 | #5,183 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,341 | 29 | #4,267 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,275 | 28 | #4,347 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,979 | 26 | #4,390 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,442 | 20 | #5,252 |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,766 | 11 | #8,063 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,573 | 10 | #8,509 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,635 | 5 | #14,633 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,288 | 6 | #12,631 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,573 | 6 | #12,649 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,722 | 5 | #14,413 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,313 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,158 | 9 | #8,868 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,404 | 6 | #11,583 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,882 | 9 | #8,046 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,429 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,112 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,259 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,744 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,112 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,555 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,753 | 5 | #11,016 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,548 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,406 | 10 | #6,091 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,026 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,932 | 12 | #4,996 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,538 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,310 | 6 | #7,895 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,068 | 7 | #6,957 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,116 | 7 | #6,675 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,266 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,575 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,381 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,054 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,760 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kobi reached #1,275 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #1,949 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kobi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.