Kobe

Where Kobe comes from

From Japanese 神(こう)戸(べ) (Kōbe).
— Wiktionary's entry for Kobe
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Kobe through the years
  1. 1972
    Kobe Tai born
    American pornographic actress
  2. 1978
    Kobe Bryant born
    American basketball player
  3. 1989
    First appearance
    #7,905 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1996
    Around this time: Kobe Bryant joins the Lakers
    Person, 1996 · Source
  5. 2001
    Peak, #222
    1,552 babies named Kobe, the most in any year.
  6. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #415.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Kobe Bryant · American basketball player, 1978–2020
  • Kobe Tai · American pornographic actress, born 1972
  • Kobe Goossens · Belgian cyclist, born 1996
  • Kobe Brown · American basketball player, born 2000
  • Kobe Bufkin · American basketball player, born 2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.