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Kobe name meaning

First Name
17k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
818
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Kobe mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Kobe

User Submitted Origins

Japanese
48%
English
45%
African
4%
American
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Kobe is of African origin and means "Close to Gods heart".
  2. According to a user from Taiwan, the name Kobe is of Japanese origin and means "God's House".
  3. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Kobe is of African origin and means "Royal Blood".
  4. A submission from Japan says the name Kobe means "Kobe city in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Kobe means the residental regions those who work for shinto shrines. Kobe was called 'Kanbe' in medieval times" and is of Japanese origin.
  5. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Kobe means "Surrogate".
  6. According to a user from an unknown location, the name Kobe means "One of a kind".
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  1. A port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
Wiktionary

From Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe).

  1. A city in Honshū, Japan, capital of Hyōgo prefecture.
  2. A male given name

After NBA player Kobe Bryant, emulating an earlier use of the name of Michael Jordan. Popularized by Dave Chappelle in a 2004 sketch.

    Kobe was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano

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    Notable Persons Named Kobe

    Notable Persons Named Kobe

    Kobe Bryant

    Kobe Bryant is a basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. His ongoing career started in 1996. Kobe was born on August 23rd, 1978 in Philadelphia.

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    Kobe Paras

    Kobe Paras is a basketball player. Kobe was born on September 19th, 1997 in Quezon City.

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    Kobe Freddy

    Kobe Freddy is an athlete for the US Bitam.

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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Kobe

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Kobe

    Gail Kobe

    Gail Kobe was an actor, television producer, and actress. Her career lasted from 1955 to 1988. Gail was given the name Gabriella Joyce Kobe on March 19th, 1932 in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, U.S. She died on August 1st, 2013.

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    Masahiko Kobe

    Masahiko Kobe is a chef. Masahiko was born on October 15th, 1969 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi.

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    Boris Kobe

    Boris Kobe was a in the fields of architecture, painting, illustrating, and illustration. Boris was born on October 9th, 1905 in Ljubljana. He died on May 3rd, 1981.

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    Takumi Kobe

    Takumi Kobe is an athlete. Takumi was born on February 23rd, 1985 in Ushiku, Ibaraki.

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    Primoz Kobe

    Primoz was born on May 23rd, 1981.

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    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Kobe U.S.
    █  White 88.39% 64.26%
    █  African American 3.91% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.20% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 2.93% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 1.96% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Kobe

    People with the last name Kobe are most frequently White

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    Fun Facts about the name Kobe

  1. What name lists does Kobe rank for?
    #5Names Inspired by Athletes
  2. How Popular is the name Kobe? Kobe is the 1,877th most popular name of all time. As a last name Kobe was the 29,019th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name Kobe have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 17,203 babies born with the first name Kobe in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kobe to occupy the territory of Anguilla (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 15,236 (as of July 1, 2011).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Kobe? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1989 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  5. When was Kobe first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kobe is Friday, January 6th, 1888.
  6. What year had the most people named Kobe born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kobe was in 2001 with a total of 1,552 babies. That's a lot of babies named Kobe!
  7. Random Kobe Factoid: According to the 2000 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kobe ranks 89th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Hawaii. Imagine that, 16 babies in Hawaii have the same name in 2000.
  8. Weird things about the name Kobe: The name spelled backwards is Ebok. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ekob. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name Kobe? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 818 people with the last name Kobe.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Kobe? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Kobe as their last name since less than 1 person in 357k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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