Kojo
Boy · KOH-joh · Akan
Kojo is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Monday”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Kojo mean?
Akan: Akan day name, also spelled Kwadwo
“born on Monday”
Akan children traditionally receive a name for the weekday of their birth.
- Say it
- KOH-joh
Is Kojo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kojo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kojo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Kojo, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kojo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Kojo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kojo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Kojo, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Kojo in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kojo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
Names like Kojo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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