Kofi
Kofi was the 3279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1996th; the most babies were born in 2004 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 554 places. More babies were named Kofi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,279 boys, down 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200455 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,552babies recorded
Kofi popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,279 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,103 | 37 |
| 2010 | #4,952 | 19 |
| 2000 | #2,654 | 35 |
| 1990 | #2,833 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,675 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,578 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kofi, counting every spelling?
Kofi has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kofi?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kofi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kofi 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kofi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kofi?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kofi are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 34. That makes Kofi mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kofi by state
How common Kofi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kofi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kofi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kofi
How popular is the name Kofi?
Kofi was the 3279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1996th; the most babies were born in 2004 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 554 places. More babies were named Kofi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kofi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kofi in the US.
Where is Kofi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kofi was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Georgia.