Boy
Kobe
As a boy's name, Kobe traces back to Japanese, where it is understood to mean "Also the name of the Japanese city". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. The registry counts around 16,189 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyShort form, possibly from Jacob – "supplanter"
JapaneseAlso the name of the Japanese city
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
5
1990s
2,458
2000s
9,248
2010s
4,478
Peaked in the 2000s · 16,189 total U.S. births since 1900