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Kobi

Boy

Meaning of Kobi: Hebrew: 'supplanter'

Kobi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1650th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 412th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1650

101 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#412

99 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,118

First recorded 1958 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 66 babies1998: 99 babies1999: 75 babies2000: 130 babies20002001: 126 babies2002: 106 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 52 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 60 babies2007: 69 babies2008: 83 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 68 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 54 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 66 babies2016: 78 babies2017: 83 babies2018: 99 babies2019: 97 babies2020: 169 babies20202021: 191 babies2022: 154 babies2023: 149 babies2024: 166 babies2025: 101 babies
US babies named Kobi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 191.

Gender split

63% boys · 37% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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