Boys' name · since 1996
Koen
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 5,170 babies named Koen, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,170
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Koen is the #623 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,170 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koen has been recorded 5,170 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #623 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #1,748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #623 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,170 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koen ranks #1,748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #623 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,170 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,170
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Koen's 5,170 recorded births place it above 96.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Koen compares
5,170 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Koen's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,170 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 468 | 34 | 22,252 |
Koen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Koen's full recorded timeline at 2011, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 468 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Koen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 468
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Koen popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 2011 (Koen as girls' name)
Koen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,008 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Koen's strongest decade.
2,008 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Koen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,330 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,786 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,008 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,008 births (39% of all-time use).
How Koen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Koen's total volume
Koen by state
Where Koen concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 474 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 383 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 271 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 204 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 177 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 172 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 163 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 141 | 2.7% |
474 of 5,170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Koen appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Koen's data
- Texas records the most Koens (474 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Koen 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.