Kobi

Kobi is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Kobi are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 88%Female 12%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Israel, United States
US births since 1880: 1,340 male / 649 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kobi

To address Kobi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kobi," in English, "Guten Tag Kobi," in German. About 88% of people named Kobi are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kobi,

German

Guten Tag Kobi,

French

Bonjour Kobi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kobi:

Chinese

Kobi您好：

Japanese

Kobi様

English

Hi Kobi,

German

Hi Kobi,

French

Salut Kobi,

Spanish

Hola Kobi,

Chinese

Kobi你好：

Japanese

Kobiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kobi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Israel	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	67%

United States birth data

1,340 male · 649 female · 1,989 births recorded

Male 67%Female 33%

Since 1980: 70% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kobi a male or female name?

Kobi is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Kobi are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kobi in an email?

Is Kobi a unisex name?

Kobi is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Kobi are men. Kobi leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kobi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kobi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_kobi,
  title  = {Is Kobi a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kobi},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}