Recorded 1923–1925 Boys' name Peak 1923 10 births

Koon — boys' name

10 babies named Koon in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s10
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Koon was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

5 babies were named Koon in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koon

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Koon between 1923 and 1925, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Koon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koon 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 10 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.

Koon at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

10

Since 1923

3 years of records

Peak year

1923

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1923

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1925

Koon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1923

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 19251923 5

Koon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 100% of Koon's all-time total
1920s10

Koon by state

Where Koon concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Koon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
10 100.0%
Hawaii share of Koon's total US births 100.0%

10 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koon?
10 babies have been named Koon since 1923. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1923 with 5 births.
When was Koon most popular?
Koon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Koon most popular?
The top states for the name Koon are Hawaii (10 births).
How long has the name Koon been used?
Koon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 3 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Koon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kooper, Koorosh, Koosha. 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, 1923–1925 (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.