Boys' name · since 1998
Koben
165 babies named Koben in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Koben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 165 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Koben recorded 165 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #14,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 165 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koben ranks #14,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 165 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 165
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Koben's 165 recorded births place it above 68.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Koben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Koben's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Koben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Koben by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Koben's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Koben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (42% of all-time use).
Koben by state
Where Koben concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 165 births nationwide.
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What to do with Koben's data
- Koben's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kobens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Koben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.