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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today

KobiIn Hebrew: קובי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Kobi (Hebrew: קובי) is a boy's name of international origin. 2,420 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1981, with 123 babies.

People in Israel
2,420
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
1981
123 babies
USA, 2025
59
rank #2,332

Writing and saying Kobi

In Hebrew letters the name is קובי, read right to left. Kobi is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Kobi by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Kobi: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Kobi in English-speaking countries

Kobi in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202559#2,3322000 (102)
United Kingdom202584#5132021 (155)
England and Wales202572#5392019 (135)
Scotland20256#4952019 (10)
Northern Ireland20256#2702021 (14)
Ireland20258#4182020 (10)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Kobi has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Kobi

How do you write Kobi in Hebrew?

Kobi is written קובי in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Kobi?

2,420 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name קובי: 0 women and 2,420 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Kobi a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named קובי are men.

Is Kobi used outside Israel?

The name Kobi appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 59 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,332), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 84 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.