Koen is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold counsel”, Dutch short form of Koenraad (Conrad). A Dutch contraction of Koenraad, the Dutch form of Conrad; in Dutch it rhymes with soon.

Koen

Gender: Boy
Say it: KOON
Origin: Germanic
UK rank, 2025: #1,473 for boys
US rank, 2025: #622 for boys
Style: Big in Northern Ireland

Koen is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 622nd for boys in the US (448 babies).

What does Koen mean?

Germanic: Dutch short form of Koenraad (Conrad)

“bold counsel”

A Dutch contraction of Koenraad, the Dutch form of Conrad; in Dutch it rhymes with soon.

Is Koen a girl's or a boy's name?

Koen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 448 boys in the US.

How popular is Koen in the UK?

Rank in 2025: 1,473rd among boys
Babies in 2025: 19 about 1 in 16,000 boys
Five-year trend: Rising up 94% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Koen, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 37 boys.

Half of all the boys named Koen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 37 in 20232025

Koen in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	19	#1,473
2024	35	#961
2023	37	#930
2022	13	#1,886
2021	22	#1,298
2020	16	#1,581
2019	14	#1,756
2018	17	#1,555
2017	20	#1,374
2016	15	#1,723
2015	17	#1,535
2014	23	#1,226
2013	16	#1,560
2012	8	#2,595
2011	8	#2,503
2010	16	#1,585
2009	8	#2,445
2008	9	#2,212
2007	8	#2,337
2006	8	#2,193
2005	5	#2,885
2004	6	#2,399
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	1	#3,925
1998	1	#3,884
1997	0	–
1996	1	#3,776

How popular is Koen in the US?

Rank in 2025: 622nd among boys
Babies in 2025: 448 about 1 in 3,800 boys
Five-year trend: Rising fast up 180% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 448 boys in the US were named Koen, making it the 622nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,189th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 468 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996. 5 girls were also named Koen in 2025 (14,937th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Koen in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

1996Busiest: 468 in 20232025

Koen in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	448	#622
2024	401	#681
2023	468	#605
2022	310	#807
2021	219	#1,001
2020	162	#1,189
2019	148	#1,265
2018	161	#1,181
2017	148	#1,236
2016	181	#1,087
2015	201	#1,012
2014	215	#973
2013	179	#1,056
2012	174	#1,074
2011	166	#1,108
2010	213	#943
2009	216	#942
2008	242	#876
2007	160	#1,124
2006	233	#859
2005	154	#1,072
2004	144	#1,094
2003	69	#1,746
2002	62	#1,829
2001	25	#3,405
2000	25	#3,293
1999	14	#4,756
1998	18	#3,845
1997	9	#6,094
1996	5	#9,008

Names like Koen

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Finn, Kayden, Kian, Ronan, Aiden, Brody, Kairo, Rowan, Lochlan, Flynn, Caelan, Keegan

Names related to Koen

Keon, Kohen, Ken, Keoni, Keone, Kowen, Keona, Kona, Koehn

More Germanic names

Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles

Every Germanic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Koen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/koen, updated 20 October 2026.