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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Kobe

Used in both girl and boy records

Kobe appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kobe by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKobe as a girl’s nameUS records 1997–2024
#9249girl rank2021peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKobe as a boy’s nameUS records 1989–2024
#733boy rank2001peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kobe in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl202055 uses#290220201997–202024 listed years
Boy20011,552 uses#22220011989–202027 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.