Kobey

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kobey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kobey: Recorded since 2002, it reached #637 in 2020, and it stood at #2,263 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#637highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#2636
2003	#2857
2004	#2070
2006	#2538
2007	#2741
2008	#3687
2009	#2318
2010	#1551
2011	#3300
2012	#2270
2013	#2403
2014	#1819
2015	#1673
2016	#1627
2017	#1703
2018	#2445
2019	#2488
2020	#2960
2021	#1984
2022	#3048
2023	#3112
2024	#2263

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

In 2020: #637 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2960 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #2636 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Kobey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kobey in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	39	7 of 10	6
2010sbusiest	108	10 of 10	11
2020s	39	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Kobey appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #637 in Republic of Ireland in 2020.

Kobey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1984	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2960	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1703	14	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1627	15	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1673	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1819	12	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2403	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2270	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1551	15	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2318	8	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2070	7	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#637	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #637, first reached in 2020.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2020, and 18 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kobe · #166, 29y
Koben · #1804, 19y
Kobi · #166, 30y
Kobie · #311, 27y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Sarim · #637, 23y
Weston · #637, 20y
Abiha · #638, 18y
Clover · #638, 27y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Riley-James · #637, 19y
Sarim · #637, 23y
Abiha · #638, 18y
Arabelle · #638, 18y

Kobey was ranked #637 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2020. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Kobey and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kobey without appearing here.

Kobey moved ahead of

Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2318 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1551 and #4678.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #5119.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3300 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #1819 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Kobey

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #1551 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #1398.
Rune Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1984 and #2125 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #1609.
Aksel Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1703 and #1812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2445 and #1382.
Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1984 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #2018.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #637 in Republic of Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kobey

Kobey at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kobey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Kobey appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Kobey

Kobey and the names beside it

Kobey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kobey

Kobey at a glance

Kobey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Kobey appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Kobey

Kobey and the names beside it

Kobey moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Kobey