Kobe has been given to about 23,126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.
Kobe ranks 519th among American boys in 2025, with 617 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 1,575 babies were given the name, ranking 239th. The typical living American called Kobe is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.