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Kobi

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #2332 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kobi has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #1271 (2000) · 1,971 babies named Kobi all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kobis

• Kobi Marimi — Israeli singer; Israel representative to Eurovision 2019
• Kobi Simmons — American basketball player (born 1997)
• Kobi Oshrat — Israeli composer and conductor
• Kobi Arad — Israeli-American composer and pianist
• Kobi Moyal — footballer

What Kobis become

Among 78 notable people named Kobi:

Business leaders appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kobi Alexander, businessman.

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