Kobi is an uncommon variant of Kobe that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Kobi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,341 among boys (59) and #3,616 among girls (42) — overall #3,522 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | #3,616 | #2,341 |
| 2024 | 166 | 166 | #2,649 | #1,679 |
| 2023 | 149 | 149 | #2,836 | #1,814 |
| 2022 | 154 | 154 | #2,377 | #2,012 |
| 2021 | 191 | 191 | #1,950 | #1,777 |
| 2020 | 169 | 169 | #2,232 | #1,755 |
| 2019 | 97 | 97 | #4,302 | #2,201 |
| 2018 | 99 | 99 | #3,971 | #2,221 |
| 2017 | 83 | 83 | #4,535 | #2,471 |
| 2016 | 78 | 78 | #4,396 | #2,706 |
| 2015 | 66 | 66 | #5,580 | #2,837 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 | #5,896 | #2,646 |
| 2013 | 60 | 60 | #5,076 | #3,303 |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #6,480 | #3,274 |
| 2011 | 64 | 64 | #6,451 | #2,724 |
| 2010 | 68 | 68 | #6,296 | #2,609 |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #5,163 | #2,311 |
| 2008 | 83 | 83 | #6,704 | #2,153 |
| 2007 | 69 | 69 | #6,968 | #2,524 |
| 2006 | 60 | 60 | #7,337 | #2,721 |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | #11,397 | #2,784 |
| 2004 | 52 | 52 | #7,636 | #2,821 |
| 2003 | 87 | 87 | #5,699 | #1,810 |
| 2002 | 106 | 106 | #5,184 | #1,511 |
| 2001 | 126 | 126 | #4,267 | #1,341 |
| 2000 | 130 | 130 | #4,348 | #1,276 |
| 1999 | 75 | 75 | #4,390 | #1,979 |
| 1998 | 99 | 99 | #5,252 | #1,442 |
| 1997 | 66 | — | #8,064 | #1,766 |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #8,509 | #2,573 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #14,633 | #3,635 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #12,632 | #3,289 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #12,649 | #6,574 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #14,414 | #4,722 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,314 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #8,869 | #6,158 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #11,586 | #5,404 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #8,046 | #6,883 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | — | #4,429 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,112 | — |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,259 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,745 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #11,113 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,555 | — |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #11,016 | #5,752 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,548 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #6,091 | #4,406 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,028 | — |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #4,995 | #5,932 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,538 | — |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #7,895 | #4,309 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,736 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #6,956 | #3,070 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #6,677 | #5,117 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,267 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,575 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,382 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,055 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,760 | — |