Unisex name · since 2012
Kove
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 401 babies named Kove, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
401 babies have been named Kove since 2012, making it today's #2638 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kove has been recorded 401 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #2638 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #9,011 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,638 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 401 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kove ranks #9,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,638 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 401 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 401
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kove's 401 recorded births place it above 80.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Kove compares
401 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kove's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kove | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 401 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kove's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kove's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kove popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kove popularity over time - girls
147 total births recorded since 2020 (Kove as girls' name)
Kove by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (337 births, 84% of the file).
2020s was Kove's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Kove births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
337 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 337 births (84% of all-time use).
Kove by state
Where Kove concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 27 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 4.7% |
| #3 | California | | 18 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Idaho | | 5 | 1.2% |
27 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Utah records the most Koves (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2012–2025 (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 Kove 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.