How Many People Are Named Nkosi?
people named Nkosi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 923,742 people in the US has this name
Based on 381 babies named Nkosi in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Nkosi, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5.8% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nkosi alive today is about 25 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nkosi first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2001, to 46 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nkosi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,510, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #10,382.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,382 |
| Best rank | #2,510 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,866 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nkosi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nkosi were born in New York than in any other state: about 20 of those alive today.
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