Recorded 1914–2007 Boys' name Peak 1921 145 births

Koichi — boys' name

145 babies named Koichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s811930s61980s61990s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Koichi was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

16 babies were named Koichi in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Koichi between 1914 and 2007, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Koichi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Koichi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koichi 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 145 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.

Koichi at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

145

Since 1914

94 years of records

Peak year

1921

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1914

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2007

Koichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1914

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1921)
16
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
05101520 2007193019261923192019171914 5

Koichi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
81 births that decade — 56% of Koichi's all-time total
1910s421920s811930s61980s61990s52000s5

Koichi by state

Where Koichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Koichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
66 45.5%
#2 Washington
5 3.4%
Hawaii share of Koichi's total US births 45.5%
Even split

66 of 145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koichi?
145 babies have been named Koichi since 1914. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1921 with 16 births.
When was Koichi most popular?
Koichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Koichi most popular?
The top states for the name Koichi are Hawaii (66 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Koichi been used?
Koichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 94 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Koichi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Koi. 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, 1914–2007 (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.