Unisex name · since 1970
Kobi
Kobi has 1,971 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,971
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kobi currently ranks #2341 among unisex names in America, with 1,971 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobi has been recorded 1,971 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #2341 nationally and more common than 83% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,341 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,971 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobi ranks #3,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,341 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,971 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,341 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,971
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kobi's 1,971 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kobi compares
1,971 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kobi's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kobi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,971 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kobi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kobi's full recorded timeline at 2003, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kobi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kobi popularity over time - girls
1,147 total births recorded since 1958 (Kobi as girls' name)
Kobi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (637 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Kobi's strongest decade.
637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kobi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s
2000s
637 births
- 2010s
2010s
469 births
- 2020s
2020s
502 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 637 births (32% of all-time use).
How Kobi 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 Kobi's total volume
Kobi by state
Where Kobi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 117 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 89 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 80 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 46 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 43 | 2.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 41 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.0% |
117 of 1,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kobi appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kobi's data
- Kobi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (637 total births) through the 2020s (502) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kobis (117 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 Kobi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kobi 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.