Koen
Koen was the 623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 448 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 606th with 468 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 390 places. More babies were named Koen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning bold counsel (Dutch, short for Koenraad) · Dutch, Germanic
Say it KOH-en /ˈkoʊən/
- Rank in 2025
- #623 boys, up 568 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 448boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023468 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,190babies recorded
What does the name Koen mean?
Koen is a Dutch boys' name shortened from Koenraad, the Dutch form of Conrad, as Wiktionary notes. Koenraad comes from Germanic kōni, bold or brave, and rād, counsel. DMNES explains Conrad the same way and lists Holy Roman Emperors of the name. In the US Koen has been used since 1996; American dictionaries record it as KOHN, while in Dutch it is closer to KOON.
*kōnī (Proto-West Germanic, “bold, brave”)*rād (Proto-West Germanic, “counsel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Pronunciation: Dutch Koen is said with an oo sound: KOON.
Related names: Conrad, Koenraad, Coen, Kurt.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean brave, names that mean wisdom.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Koen' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Koenraad' (Dutch section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Conrad', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Koen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 20 since 2011, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #623 | 448 |
| 2020 | #1,191 | 162 |
| 2010 | #945 | 213 |
| 2000 | #3,380 | 25 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Koen, counting every spelling?
Koen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #597 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #623 for Koen on its own. Together these spellings went to 472 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koen | 448 | #623 | 1,846 |
| Koehn | 24 | #4,325 | 86 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Koen?
448 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Koen (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Koen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Koen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Koen?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Koen are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 3 and 17. That makes Koen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Koen by state
How common Koen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (9.0×), West Virginia (3.6×), Iowa (3.3×), Oklahoma (2.9×), Idaho (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New York, California, Maryland.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Koen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Koen, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Koen · Sibling names for Koen
Questions about the name Koen
What does Koen mean?
Koen means “bold counsel (Dutch, short for Koenraad)” (Dutch, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Koen?
Koen was the 623rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 448 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 606th with 468 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 390 places. More babies were named Koen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Koen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Koen in the US.
Where is Koen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Koen was most common in Hawaii (1.93 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Iowa.