Kobe

Given to 23,126 US babies since 1989

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#3780

recorded as girls

85 since 2024

#518

recorded as boys

108 since 2024

Babies in 2025

617

girls 39 · boys 578

Peak year

2020

1,518 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

23,126

since 1989

Born a Kobe? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kobe was most popular in 2020, when 1,518 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.88 per 1,000). In 2025, 578 babies were named Kobe, ranking #518 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	39	3780	578	518
2024	41	3695	790	410
2023	41	3709	755	421
2022	51	3171	851	381
2021	60	2818	1,117	297
2020	57	2850	1,518	239
2019	18	6414	507	556
2018	11	9151	481	575
2017	17	6808	533	531
2016	20	6186	583	512
2015	7	13006	465	594
2014	14	8053	524	532
2013	14	8135	553	494
2012	13	8632	526	506
2011	14	8196	555	477
2010	12	9231	645	428
2009	12	9379	687	419
2008	15	8109	730	403
2007	9	11630	573	471
2006	11	9901	469	538
2005	6	14502	444	544
2004	8	11624	625	415
2003	15	7207	1,213	265
2002	16	6698	1,392	244
2001	19	5822	1,552	222
2000	25	4649	1,432	238
1999	23	4718	860	323
1998	12	7532	1,104	263
1997	13	6844	350	553
1996	<5	—	87	1265
1995	<5	—	9	5928
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	5	7905