Total births
46
US rank #11777 Boys' name Peak 2014 46 births
Kobain — #11777 US boys' name
46 babies named Kobain in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11777
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Kobain was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
8 babies were named Kobain in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kobain
The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Kobain between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kobain currently holds the #11777 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kobain performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kobain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kobain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Kobain at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#11,777
Active since
2010
Kobain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
Kobain by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 34 births that decade — 74% of Kobain's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kobain? ▼
46 babies have been named Kobain since 2010. It currently ranks #11777 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Kobain most popular? ▼
Kobain was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Kobain been used? ▼
Kobain has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kobain? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kobe, Koby, Kobi, Kobie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.