How Many People Are Named Kobey?
An estimated 589 people in the United States have the first name Kobey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kobey peaked in popularity in 2002 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kobey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kobey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
589
About 1 in 581,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2002
65 births
Total Registered
597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kobey
Kobey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 597 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kobey as a male name
Ranked #10,423 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (65 births)
Kobey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kobey span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 337 babies were registered. Kobey has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kobey by Decade
How has Kobey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kobey by State
Birth registrations for Kobey span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Utah, California, Ohio. On average, about 10 Kobeys were registered per state.
Kobey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kobey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kobey
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kobey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kobey?
We estimate approximately 589 people named Kobey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 581,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Kobey a common name?
Kobey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kobey most popular?
Kobey reached peak popularity in 2002, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kobey is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kobey a male name?
Kobey is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kobey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kobey Smith, Kobey Johnson, Kobey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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