US rank #681 Boys' name Peak 2023 4,719 births

Koen — #681 US boys' name

4,719 babies named Koen in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s13302010s17862020s1557
#681
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Koen was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

468 babies were named Koen in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koen

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,719 babies named Koen between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koen currently holds the #681 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 468 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,786 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Koen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 435 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Koen in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,719 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Koen at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

4,719

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2023

468 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#681

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
468
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
-2000200400600 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Koen popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2011 (Koen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 202220162011 5

Koen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,786 births that decade — 38% of Koen's all-time total
1990s462000s13302010s17862020s1557

Koen by state

Where Koen concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Koen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
435 9.2%
#2 California
367 7.8%
#3 Ohio
245 5.2%
#4 Washington
188 4.0%
#5 Utah
160 3.4%
#6 Florida
154 3.3%
#7 Indiana
148 3.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
131 2.8%
Texas share of Koen's total US births 9.2%
Even split

435 of 4,719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Koen appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koen?
4,719 babies have been named Koen since 1996. It currently ranks #681 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 468 births.
When was Koen most popular?
Koen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,786 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Koen most popular?
The top states for the name Koen are Texas (435 births), California (367 births), Ohio (245 births).
How long has the name Koen been used?
Koen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Koen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Koe, Koehn, Koebe, Koedy. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.