How Many People Are Named Kobie?
An estimated 1,920 people in the United States have the first name Kobie. It is used for both genders, with 77.7% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Kobie peaked in popularity in 1998 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kobie 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 Kobie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,920
About 1 in 178,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
77.7% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
133 births
Total Registered
1,961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kobie
Kobie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (77.7%) and females (22.3%). Out of 1,961 total births registered, 1,523 were male and 438 were female.
Kobie as a male name
Ranked #4,964 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (110 births)
Kobie as a female name
Ranked #4,818 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (34 births)
Kobie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kobie span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 690 babies were registered. While Kobie is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kobie by Decade
How has Kobie 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.
Kobie by State
Birth registrations for Kobie span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana. On average, about 23 Kobies were registered per state.
Kobie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kobie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kobie
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kobie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kobie?
We estimate approximately 1,920 people named Kobie 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 178,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Kobie a common name?
Kobie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kobie most popular?
Kobie reached peak popularity in 1998, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kobie is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kobie a male name?
Kobie is predominantly male. 77.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kobie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kobie Smith, Kobie Johnson, Kobie 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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