Koban
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOH-ban
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Koban is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
Where does Koban come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps from Kobe or Cobain
Is Koban a girl's or a boy's name?
Koban is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Koban in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 91% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Koban, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Koban in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were given Koban or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #931, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Koban in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
Names like Koban
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan Kairo Kayden Lochlan Roman Brody Yusuf Zion Finn Nolan Callan Bodhi
Other spellings of Koban
Names related to Koban
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Koban: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/koban, updated 20 October 2026.