Kobe
4 countries#518 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Kobe was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
23,126 births recorded 1989–2025 · currently #518 · peaked in 2020 with 1,575 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
154 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2021 with 19 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
74 births recorded 2012–2025 · currently #344 · peaked in 2021 with 14 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
9 births recorded 2013–2022 · currently #5416 · peaked in 2013 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Kobe’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #538 | — |
| 2007 | #471 | ↑67 |
| 2008 | #403 | ↑68 |
| 2009 | #419 | ↓16 |
| 2010 | #428 | ↓9 |
| 2011 | #477 | ↓49 |
| 2012 | #506 | ↓29 |
| 2013 | #494 | ↑12 |
| 2014 | #532 | ↓38 |
| 2015 | #594 | ↓62 |
| 2016 | #512 | ↑82 |
| 2017 | #531 | ↓19 |
| 2018 | #575 | ↓44 |
| 2019 | #556 | ↑19 |
| 2020 | #239 | ↑317 |
| 2021 | #297 | ↓58 |
| 2022 | #381 | ↓84 |
| 2023 | #421 | ↓40 |
| 2024 | #410 | ↑11 |
| 2025 | #518 | ↓108 |
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