Recorded 1987–2009 Boys' name Peak 1996 46 births

Kosuke — boys' name

46 babies named Kosuke in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s182000s23
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kosuke was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kosuke in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kosuke

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Kosuke between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kosuke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kosuke performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kosuke shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kosuke 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 46 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.

Kosuke at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

46

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Kosuke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20092008200420021996199419911987 5

Kosuke by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 50% of Kosuke's all-time total
1980s51990s182000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kosuke?
46 babies have been named Kosuke since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Kosuke most popular?
Kosuke was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kosuke been used?
Kosuke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Kosuke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kosta, Kostas, Koston, Kostantinos, 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, 1987–2009 (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.