Names / Boy names
Kobe
Current rank
#519
holding steady
All-time peak
#222
in 2001
First recorded
1989
in U.S. data
Children named
23,100
since 1989
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #222 in 2001 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
– Sporty, smooth, and strongly associated with basketball. It first appears in American naming data in 1989. It currently ranks #519 and is keeping its place. Its strongest year was 2001, at #222 nationally. Over 23,100 have carried it since records began.