Unisex name · since 2008
Kovi
Kovi has 117 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kovi is the #2761 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 117 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kovi has been recorded 117 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #2761 nationally and more common than 80% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #16,385 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kovi ranks #16,385 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,385 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kovi's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kovi compares
117 28th percentile among 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
Kovi's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kovi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kovi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kovi's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kovi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kovi popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2022 (Kovi as girls' name)
Kovi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (91 births, 78% of the file).
2020s was Kovi's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Kovi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 91 births (78% of all-time use).
Kovi by state
Where Kovi concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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What to do with Kovi's data
- Georgia records the most Kovis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kovi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Kovi 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.