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Kofi

Boy

Meaning of Kofi: Akan: 'born on Friday'

Kofi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Akan naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3191st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3191

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,552

First recorded 1970 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 55 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 41 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 44 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Kofi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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