Recorded 2004–2020 Boys' name Peak 2008 64 births

Kobin — boys' name

64 babies named Kobin in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s272010s322020s5
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kobin was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kobin in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kobin

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Kobin between 2004 and 2020, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kobin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kobin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kobin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kobin 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 64 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.

Kobin at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

64

Since 2004

17 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2004

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kobin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2004

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2020201820162014201220112009200820062004 6

Kobin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 50% of Kobin's all-time total
2000s272010s322020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kobin?
64 babies have been named Kobin since 2004. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Kobin most popular?
Kobin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kobin been used?
Kobin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 17 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kobin?
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.

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, 2004–2020 (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.