Kovi
Boy · KOH-vee
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Kovi is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
Where does Kovi come from?
Modern name, perhaps from Kobi, a pet form of Jacob
- Say it
- KOH-vee
Is Kovi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kovi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 47 boys in the US.
How popular is Kovi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Kovi, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys.
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were given Kovi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,763, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Kovi 9
- Kovie 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Kovi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
How popular is Kovi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 148% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Kovi, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. It first appears in the records in 2008. 16 girls were also named Kovi in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kovi of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Kovi in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kovi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Kovi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Loki Rumi Kazi Kofi Kairo Ruairi Benji Khari Kavi Kai Kasai Kaito