Part 1: Babyname Trend

I used the name Kobe for males and saw that it began an upward trend in the late 1990s, spiked in popularity in the early 2000s and had a smaller resurgence around 2008. I predict that the name first became popular as a result of Kobe Bryant joining the NBA and became more popular in 2008, the year he was named MVP; however, the amount of people named Kobe remains small overall.