Billy vs Kobe
Billy and Kobecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Billy was ranked #39 and Kobe #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #127 and Kobe #278 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #256 and Kobe #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #234 and Kobe #352 among boys in Scotland.
Billy and Kobe over time
Billy and Kobe appear together in 3 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kobe 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Kobe rose about as far as Billy fell — from #70 and #1345 in 1997 to #127 and #278 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kobe in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #68 in 1998, Kobe #205 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #127, Kobe #278.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2012–2024
Billy held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Kobe in 4.
Highest recorded here: Billy #176 in 2021, Kobe #166 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billy #256, Kobe #216.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2025
Billy held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kobe in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #39 in 2025, Kobe #396 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billy #39, Kobe #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 | Billy | Kobe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billy and Kobe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Kobe
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1345 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2012–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys