Unisex name · since 1997

Kobee

260 babies named Kobee in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,447 of 45,481
all-time among boys
260
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Kobee sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 260 recorded since 1997.

Kobee has 260 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.

  • #11,447 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 260 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobee ranks #11,447 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,447 of 45,481
all-time among boys
260
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kobee's 260 recorded births place it above 74.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kobee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kobee's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kobee popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1998)
24
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
0510152025 199720002003200720102013201620212024 10

Kobee popularity over time - girls

47 total births recorded since 2001 (Kobee as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 47 births
4.555.566.5 200120022011201220152020202120222024 5

Kobee by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Kobee's strongest decade.

112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Kobee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kobee?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 260 babies named Kobee. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,447 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 24 births.
Where does Kobee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobee ranks #11,447 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kobee most popular?
Kobee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Kobee a unisex name?
Yes, Kobee is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 260 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Kobee been used?
Records for Kobee go back to 1997, giving 28 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Kobee?
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.

What to do with Kobee's data

  • Kobee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kobee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kobee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kobee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.