Recorded 1971–2023 Boys' name Peak 1999 323 births

Kojo — boys' name

323 babies named Kojo in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s391990s702000s932010s362020s36
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kojo was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kojo in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kojo

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Kojo between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kojo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kojo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kojo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kojo 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 323 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.

Kojo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

323

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1999

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kojo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
468101214 20232015200620001993198619761971 11

Kojo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
93 births that decade — 29% of Kojo's all-time total
1970s491980s391990s702000s932010s362020s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kojo?
323 babies have been named Kojo since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 12 births.
When was Kojo most popular?
Kojo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kojo been used?
Kojo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kojo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Koji, Kojak, Kojiro. 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, 1971–2023 (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.