Kofi

Kofi

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Kofi is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people in Ghana that is given to a boy born on Friday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth.

From Wikipedia

Kofi first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 48 babies (rank #505 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kofi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kofi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

563

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	15	#959
1997	23	#713
1998	46	#454
1999	33	#569
2000	29	#639
2001	30	#628
2002	34	#593
2003	48	#505
2004	40	#617
2005	36	#710
2006	34	#756
2007	33	#812
2008	24	#1,066
2009	21	#1,200
2010	18	#1,381
2011	22	#1,193
2012	15	#1,630
2013	17	#1,437
2014	20	#1,305
2015	8	#2,610
2016	14	#1,762

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#959

1997

#713

1998

#454

1999

#569

2000

#639

2001

#628

2002

#593

2003

#505

2004

#617

2005

#710

2006

#756

2007

#812

2008

#1,066

2009

#1,200

2010

#1,381

2011

#1,193

2012

#1,630

2013

#1,437

2014

#1,305

2015

#2,610

2016

#1,762

Meaning

Numerology of Kofi

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kofi

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