Kobi is a distinctive choice, ranked #412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Kobi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#412
About the Name Kobi
Kobi is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 44 places over five years. Its high point was #341 in 2021, and it now sits at #412. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kobi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kobi
Unlikely. With around 99 UK babies named Kobi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kobi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kobi has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 44 places in the last five years. Its peak was #341 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Kobi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Kobi include: Kobi Nachtailer โ Kobi Nachtailer is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defender.; Kobi Hassan โ Kobi Hassan is a retired Israeli footballer who is mostly known for playing at Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Netanya.; Kobi Farhi โ Kobi Farhi is an Israeli musician, the lead singer and founder of Oriental metal band Orphaned Land..
Kobi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Kobis in the wild.
99
UK babies named Kobi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 44 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kobi
Likely around 1 other Kobi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kobi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kobi Nachtailer is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was the first Israeli to play an official match for a Romanian football club.
Kobi Hassan is a retired Israeli footballer who is mostly known for playing at Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Netanya. He's of a Tunisian-Jewish descent.
Kobi Karp is a Miami-based architect and founder of Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, which he founded in 1995. Karp has designed houses for NBA star Juwan Howard and for Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Capital Group.
Kobi (Jacob) Peleg is an Israeli professor of Emergency and Disaster Management at the Tel-Aviv University, and formerly the director of the Israel National Center for Trauma & Emergency Medicine Research at the Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research.
Yaakov "Kobi" Shabtai (Hebrew: ืืขืงื (ืงืืื) ืฉืืชืื; born November 11, 1964) is an Israeli police officer who served as the 19th Commissioner of Israel Police from January 17, 2021 to July 17, 2024. He has previously served as the Commander of the Border Police as a deputy commissioner.
Kobi Oz (Hebrew: ืงืืื ืืื, [หkobi หoz], born Ya'akov Uzan (Hebrew: ืืขืงื ืืืื, [ja.aหkov uหzan]) on 17 September 1969) is the lead singer of Israeli group Teapacks.
Jacob "Kobi" Alexander (Hebrew: ืืขืงื (ืงืืื) ืืืืกื ืืจ; born May 4, 1952) is an Israeli-American businessman. He is the founder and the former CEO of New York-based Comverse Technology.