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Kobi

OriginEnglish, diminutive of Coburn or Jacob or Jacoby
Meaning"supplanter"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Kobi as a girl's name
NB Rank#3499

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Variation of Coby

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#2,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,6464623.9
2015#2,8354221.9
2016#2,7054523.7
2017#2,4715228.1
2018#2,2216234.1
2019#2,1996435.7
2020#1,7548851
2021#1,7878950.9
2022#2,0097643.5
2023#1,8118952
2024#1,67710058
2025#2,3415934.5
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

World rankings

#302↔️ Unisex#543🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England#677❄️ Unique#1324🫐 Nameberry

Famous Kobis

  • Kobi Sims

    son of Ashton Sims

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