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Koben

Boy

Meaning of Koben: Japanese: 'good person'

Koben is a boy's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

165

First recorded 1998 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 6 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 0 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Koben per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 13.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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