The baby name Kobe is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-bee (/ˈkoʊ.bi/); occasionally KOH-bay (/ˈkoʊ.beɪ/).
The baby name Kobe is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-bee (/ˈkoʊ.bi/); occasionally KOH-bay (/ˈkoʊ.beɪ/).
Kobe is in Origin.
Kobe is a masculine given name with several roots. In Dutch and Flemish it is a familiar short form of Jacob or Jacobus, ultimately from the Hebrew Ya'akov, often interpreted as "holder of the heel" or "supplanter." As an independent English given name it aligns with diminutives such as Coby and Koby. The spelling also matches the Japanese place name Kobe (神戸), though it is not a traditional Japanese given name; the toponym derives from families who served a Shinto shrine.
Usage spread in Belgium as a nickname-turned-formal name, while in the United States and elsewhere it surged in the late 1990s and 2000s, propelled by basketball star Kobe Bryant - himself named after the famed beef from the city of Kobe. Common variants include Koby, Kobi, Coby, Cobie, and Kobie; related forms are Jacob, Jakob, and Jacoby. In Swahili, kobe means "tortoise," an incidental lexical echo.
| Kobe Tai Kobe Tai is best known for her work as an adult film actress in the late 1990s. She starred in numerous films during her career and became one of the most recognizable figures in the industry at that time. Born in 1972 in the United States, she also made appearances in mainstream media, including a role in the film 'Very Bad Things'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #111 | 78 | 401 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #184 | 40 | 5,842 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #212 | 30 | 7,111 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #237 | 15 | 7,056 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #238 | 84 | 9,639 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #258 | 15 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #264 | 43 | 2,588 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #304 | 269 | 12,905 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #306 | 78 | 11,440 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| HK | 0 | #315 | 34 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #318 | 28 | 8,138 |
| MY | 0 | #319 | 12 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #365 | 787 | 7,044 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #459 | 8 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #517 | 99 | 16,104 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #526 | 23 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #565 | 43 | 10,983 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #658 | 40 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #693 | 15 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #876 | 41 | 8,487 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #902 | 19 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #944 | 39 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 112 | 25,439 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,120 | 22 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,125 | 54 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,198 | 14 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,433 | 39 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,519 | 96 | 28,008 |
Kobe is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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