Boys' name · since 1988
Kobey
Kobey has 606 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kobey currently ranks #8490 among boys' names in America, with 606 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobey has been recorded 606 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #8490 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,490 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobey ranks #7,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,490 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 606 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kobey's 606 recorded births place it above 84.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kobey compares
606 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kobey's all-time total is 64% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kobey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kobey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kobey's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kobey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kobey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (337 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kobey's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kobey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
337 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 337 births (56% of all-time use).
How Kobey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kobey's total volume
Kobey by state
Where Kobey concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Utah | | 5 | 0.8% |
22 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kobey's data
- Kobey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kobeys (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kobey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
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, 1988–2025 (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 Kobey 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.