The baby name Kobe appears in baby name data for the United States from 1996 to 2024. It was most popular in 2001 with 1,701 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kobe has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 51 |
| 1997 | 353 |
| 1998 | 1,281 |
| 1999 | 927 |
| 2000 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 1,701 |
| 2002 | 1,479 |
| 2003 | 1,379 |
| 2004 | 678 |
| 2005 | 487 |
| 2006 | 531 |
| 2007 | 549 |
| 2008 | 792 |
| 2009 | 760 |
| 2010 | 702 |
| 2011 | 534 |
| 2012 | 639 |
| 2013 | 617 |
| 2014 | 594 |
| 2015 | 564 |
| 2016 | 784 |
| 2017 | 679 |
| 2018 | 578 |
| 2019 | 615 |
| 2020 | 1,662 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1,348 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2022 | 1,012 |
| 2023 | 796 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2024 | 849 |