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Kobee

Boy · KOH-bee · Hebrew

Kobee is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Kobee mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Coby; pet form of Jacob

“supplanter”

A pet form of Jacob, made from its second syllable and now used as a name in its own right.

Say it
KOH-bee

Meaning borrowed from Coby. More on Wiktionary.

Is Kobee a girl's or a boy's name?

Kobee is a boys' name.

How popular is Kobee in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 5 boys.

2004Busiest: 5 in 20192023
Kobee in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20233#5,193
20225#3,639
20213#4,989
20201#6,143
20195#3,597
20180–
20170–
20160–
20153#4,955
20144#4,063
20130–
20120–
20113#4,837
20100–
20090–
20081#5,936
20070–
20060–
20050–
20041#4,870

How popular is Kobee in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.

Half of all the boys named Kobee in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1997Busiest: 24 in 19982024
Kobee in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202410#7,760
20237#9,757
20220–
20217#9,709
20200–
20190–
201811#7,132
20177#9,691
20167#9,659
20155#12,080
201411#7,043
20138#8,784
20127#9,703
201112#6,572
20108#8,797
20098#8,980
200810#7,693
20075#12,361
20065#12,048
20050–
20046#9,941
200318#4,421
200218#4,316
200119#4,115
200023#3,530
199916#4,336
199824#3,187
19978#6,612

Names like Kobee

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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