Unisex name · since 1971
Kobie
1,539 babies named Kobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,539
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kobie is the #5673 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,539 recorded since 1971.
Kobie has 1,539 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5673 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #3,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,673 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,539 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kobie ranks #3,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,673 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,539 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,539
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kobie's 1,539 recorded births place it above 91.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kobie compares
1,539 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Kobie's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kobie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kobie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kobie splits its recorded history at 2002: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kobie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kobie popularity over time - girls
462 total births recorded since 1978 (Kobie as girls' name)
Kobie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (575 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kobie's strongest decade.
575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kobie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 207
1970s
207 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
370 births
- 2000s
2000s
575 births
- 2010s
2010s
247 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 575 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kobie 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 Kobie's total volume
Kobie by state
Where Kobie concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 101 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 43 | 2.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.8% |
101 of 1,539 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kobie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kobie's data
- Kobie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (575 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kobies (101 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 Kobie: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kobie 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.