Kobie is a distinctive choice, ranked #497 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kobie in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#497
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About the Name Kobie
2024 marks Kobie's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #403. The name has climbed 40 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Kobie is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kobie in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kobie
Kobie McGurk — Kobie McGurk is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kobie van Rensburg — Kobie van Rensburg is a South African tenor and opera director.
Kobie Coetsee — Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee, known as Kobie Coetsee, was a South African lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to universal democracy.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kobie
Unlikely. With around 77 UK babies named Kobie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kobie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kobie has been fairly steady, ranked #497 in 2025 against #443 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #403 in 2024.
Kobie 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 Kobie include: Kobie McGurk, Kobie van Rensburg and Kobie Watkins. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kobie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kobies in the wild.
77
UK babies named Kobie (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 54 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kobie
Almost certainly the only Kobie in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kobie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee, known as Kobie Coetsee, was a South African lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to universal democracy.