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Kobi

Kobi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“supplanter”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
KOH-bee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (37% girls, 63% boys since 1880)

Usually a variant transliteration or nickname form related to Jacob/Yaakov, especially via forms like Kובי in Hebrew usage. It can also overlap with unrelated names in other cultures, so usage varies.

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How popular is Kobi?

202450.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kobi in 2024166

2024 rank#1,672 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18803,016

Kobi is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kobi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Kobi questions

What does the name Kobi mean?

Kobi means "supplanter". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a variant transliteration or nickname form related to Jacob/Yaakov, especially via forms like Kובי in Hebrew usage. It can also overlap with unrelated names in other cultures, so usage varies.

Is Kobi a boy or girl name?

Kobi is used for both: about 37% of US babies named Kobi since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Kobi?

166 US babies were named Kobi in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Kobi?

Kobi is usually pronounced KOH-bee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.