Kobe vs Kobi
Kobe 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Kobe was ranked #216 and Kobi #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kobe was ranked #278 and Kobi #412 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kobe was ranked #352 and Kobi #352 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kobe was ranked #432 and Kobi #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kobe and Kobi over time
Kobe and Kobi appear together in 3 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Kobe held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kobi in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kobi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kobe in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kobe and Kobi changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #278 and #412.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Kobe #205 in 2020, Kobi #336 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Kobe held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Kobi in 11.
Highest recorded here: Kobe #205 in 2020, Kobi #336 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kobe #278, Kobi #412.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2012–2024
Kobe held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Kobi in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kobe #166 in 2021, Kobi #166 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kobe #216, Kobi #216.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2016–2025
Kobe held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kobi in 5.
Highest recorded here: Kobe #396 in 2023, Kobi #362 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kobe #432, 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 | Kobe | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kobe and Kobi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
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