Kovu — #6136 US boys' name
78 babies named Kovu in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
67% of everyone ever named Kovu was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Kovu in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kovu
The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Kovu between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kovu currently holds the #6136 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kovu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kovu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kovu 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 78 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.
Kovu at a glance
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Current rank
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Kovu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014
- Peak year (2024)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
Currently ranks #6136 among boys.
78 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 15 births in a single year.
Kovu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 52 births that decade — 67% of Kovu's all-time total
Kovu decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 26 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Kovu's strongest decade
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 67% of all-time use.
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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, 2014–2024 (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.