Kobe appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 472.. 2001 was a `top year` for the name Kobe. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #222. The last time Kobe appeared among the most common names was in 1997. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	472
2006	543
2005	544
2004	417
2003	265
2002	244
2001	222
2000	238
1999	323
1998	263
1997	553
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