Recorded 1989–2017 Boys' name Peak 1993 147 births

Kohei — boys' name

147 babies named Kohei in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s702000s462010s21
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kohei was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kohei in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kohei

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Kohei between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kohei currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kohei performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kohei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kohei in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kohei 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 147 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.

Kohei at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

147

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kohei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 2017200820032000199619921989 10

Kohei by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 48% of Kohei's all-time total
1980s101990s702000s462010s21

Kohei by state

Where Kohei concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kohei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.4%
California share of Kohei's total US births 3.4%

5 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kohei?
147 babies have been named Kohei since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Kohei most popular?
Kohei was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kohei most popular?
The top states for the name Kohei are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kohei been used?
Kohei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kohei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kohen, Kohl, Kohlton, Kohan, and 4 more. 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, 1989–2017 (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.