Kobi
Boy · KO-bee · Hebrew
Kobi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “held by the heel, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 513th for boys in the UK (84 babies) and 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).
What does Kobi mean?
Hebrew: Israeli pet form of Yaakov (Jacob)
“held by the heel, supplanter”
Israeli pet form of Yaakov (Jacob); in Britain it is also used as a spelling of Kobe.
- Say it
- KO-bee
Is Kobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kobi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 84 boys in the UK and 42 girls and 59 boys in the US.
How popular is Kobi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #513among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 84 boys in the UK were named Kobi, making it the 513th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 368th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 155 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Kobi than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Kobi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 365 boys in the UK were given Kobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #513 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 539th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Kobi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #513 |
| 2024 | 118 | #398 |
| 2023 | 109 | #415 |
| 2022 | 123 | #385 |
| 2021 | 155 | #335 |
| 2020 | 135 | #368 |
| 2019 | 152 | #339 |
| 2018 | 137 | #369 |
| 2017 | 113 | #425 |
| 2016 | 102 | #455 |
| 2015 | 106 | #440 |
| 2014 | 121 | #388 |
| 2013 | 97 | #463 |
| 2012 | 84 | #505 |
| 2011 | 105 | #417 |
| 2010 | 84 | #485 |
| 2009 | 54 | #659 |
| 2008 | 93 | #444 |
| 2007 | 57 | #597 |
| 2006 | 40 | #738 |
| 2005 | 39 | #730 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Kobi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Kobi, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,743rd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 42 girls were also named Kobi in 2025 (3,576th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Kobi than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Kobi in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 740 boys in the US were given Kobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #435, up from #2,332 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 25% of the babies named Kobi in the US in 1996, and 42% in 2025.
Kobi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,332 |
| 2024 | 100 | #1,673 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 90 | #1,770 |
| 2020 | 88 | #1,743 |
| 2019 | 64 | #2,187 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,209 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,139 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,797 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,502 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,333 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,963 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,433 |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,750 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Kobi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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