Austin vs Kobi
Austin and Kobicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Austin was ranked #84 and Kobi #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Austin was ranked #88 and Kobi #412 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Austin was ranked #93 and Kobi #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Austin was ranked #176 and Kobi #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Austin was ranked #5591 and Kobi #5591 among girls in England and Wales.
Austin and Kobi over time
Austin and Kobi appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Austin held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kobi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Austin #162 in 2023, Kobi #362 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Austin held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Kobi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Austin #85 in 2016, Kobi #336 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Austin #88, Kobi #412.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Austin held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Kobi in 1.
Highest recorded here: Austin #93 in 2024, Kobi #166 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Austin #93, Kobi #216.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2012–2025
Austin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kobi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Austin #162 in 2023, Kobi #362 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Austin #176, Kobi #432.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Austin | Kobi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #37 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Austin and Kobi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Austin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #114 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Kobi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2011–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys