Boys' name · since 1970
Kofi
Kofi has 1,542 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,542
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,542 babies have been named Kofi since 1970, making it today's #3270 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kofi recorded 1,542 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #3270 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,270 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,542 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kofi ranks #3,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,270 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,542 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,270 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,542
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kofi's 1,542 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kofi compares
1,542 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Kofi's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kofi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kofi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kofi's full recorded timeline at 1998, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kofi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kofi popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1976 (Kofi as girls' name)
Kofi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (390 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Kofi's strongest decade.
390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kofi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s
1980s
193 births
- 1990s
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
390 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 390 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kofi 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 Kofi's total volume
Kofi by state
Where Kofi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 194 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.5% |
194 of 1,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kofi appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kofi's data
- Kofi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (390 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kofis (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kofi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kofi 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.