How Many People Are Named Koen?
An estimated 4,694 people in the United States have the first name Koen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Koen peaked in popularity in 2023 with 468 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Koen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Koen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Koen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,694
About 1 in 73,020 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2023
468 births
Total Registered
4,734
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Koen
Koen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,734 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Koen as a male name
Ranked #681 in 2024
399 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (468 births)
Koen as a female name
Ranked #16,589 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2011 (5 births)
Koen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Koen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,796 babies were registered. Koen remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Koen by Decade
How has Koen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Koen by State
Birth registrations for Koen span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Montana, Nevada, South Dakota. On average, about 89 Koens were registered per state.
Koen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Koen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Koen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Koen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Koen?
We estimate approximately 4,694 people named Koen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,020 Americans share this first name.
Is Koen a common name?
Koen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,734 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Koen most popular?
Koen reached peak popularity in 2023, when 468 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Koen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Koen a male name?
Koen is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Koen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Koen Smith, Koen Johnson, Koen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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