Kobe

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Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Meaning

Kobe is a unisex given name that has multiple origins and meanings. Origins include Hebrew, Dutch, Swahili, Japanese, Akan and Greek origins. Alternate spellings of this name are Cobe, Cobie, Coby, Colbie, Colby, Koby, Kobbi and Kobi.

From Wikipedia

Kobe first appears in the data in 1989 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 1,552 babies (rank #222 that year). In 2024 it was given to 787 boys (rank #409). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Kobe

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kobe yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22,497
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
1,552
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19895#8,636
19959#6,199
199687#1,271
1997350#553
19981,104#263
1999860#323
20001,432#238
20011,552#222
20021,392#244
20031,213#265
2004625#416
2005444#544
2006469#540
2007573#471
2008730#403
2009687#419
2010645#428
2011554#478
2012526#506
2013552#494
2014522#535
2015465#594
2016583#513
2017533#531
2018481#574
2019506#557
20201,515#239
20211,116#298
2022851#381
2023755#418
2024787#409