Kofi
Boy · KOH-fee · Akan
Kofi is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Friday”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Kofi mean?
Akan: Akan day name from Ghana
“born on Friday”
An Akan day name traditionally given to a boy born on a Friday; borne by Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General.
- Say it
- KOH-fee
Is Kofi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kofi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kofi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Kofi, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 48 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kofi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Kofi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 36 | #766 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 48 | #546 |
| 2002 | 34 | #642 |
| 2001 | 30 | #673 |
| 2000 | 29 | #688 |
| 1999 | 33 | #611 |
| 1998 | 46 | #492 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Kofi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Kofi, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Kofi in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kofi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,673 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,799 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,127 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,965 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
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