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Kofi
OriginGhanaian, Akan, Twi
Meaning"born on Friday"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#3279
2025 SSA
About Kofi
This Akan day name is very much associated with Kofi Annan, the seventh secretary general of the United Nations. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.
Kofi is the male name for babies born on a Friday (the female variant is Afua/Efua).
Kofi is also given to girls.
Pronounced KO-fee.
As of October 2026, Kofi ranked #16464 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #10028 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,200 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #3,833 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | #4,411 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #3,345 | 34 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | #2,689 | 46 | 25.3 |
| 2019 | #2,965 | 41 | 22.9 |
| 2020 | #3,102 | 37 | 21.4 |
| 2021 | #2,797 | 45 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | #2,894 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #3,147 | 39 | 22.8 |
| 2024 | #3,641 | 31 | 18 |
| 2025 | #3,279 | 36 | 21.1 |
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