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Kobe

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Supplanter (Flemish pet form of Jacob); also linked to the Japanese city”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:KOH-bay

IPA (US English):/ˈkoʊ.beɪ/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20011,552 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#519617 births in 2025

Total US Registrations23,126Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio97% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1995 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2001 (1,552 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1995

Recent 2025 Level578 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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