Unisex name · since 1978
Koty
454 babies named Koty in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 454
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Koty sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 454 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Koty recorded 454 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.
- #8,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 454 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koty ranks #8,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 454 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 454
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Koty's 454 recorded births place it above 81.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Koty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Koty splits its recorded history at 1995: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Koty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016
- Peak year (1991)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Koty popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 1985 (Koty as girls' name)
Koty by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (299 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Koty's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Koty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 93
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 299 births (66% of all-time use).
Koty by state
Where Koty concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
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- Koty's decade-level peak was the 1990s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Kotys (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Koty draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.