Kofi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kofi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1798
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About the Name Kofi
Kofi is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 365 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #499 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kofi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kofi in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kofi
Kofi Cockburn — Kofi Mazeze Cockburn is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League.
Tia Kofi — Lawrence John Bolton, better known by the stage name Tia Kofi, is a British drag queen and singer from Clapham, South London.
Kofi Adams — Kofi Iddie Adams is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the National Democratic Congress.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kofi
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Kofi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kofi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kofi has been fairly steady, ranked #1,798 in 2025 against #1,825 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #452 in 1998.
Kofi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Kofi include: Kofi Cockburn, Tia Kofi and Kofi Adams. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kofi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kofis in the wild.
14
UK babies named Kofi (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 27 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kofi
Almost certainly the only Kofi in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kofi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Vincent Akwete Kofi was a Ghanaian artist and academic known for his modernist sculpture, which was inspired by themes such as Pan-Africanism and decolonization.