Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Kove

Gender Unisex · 27% girls Rank 2025 #2,627 Trend ↑ Rising 241%
Rank 2025
#2,627
among boys · ↑147 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
82
named Kove · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
131 babies
All-time total
548
#9,009 all-time among boys
First recorded
2012
in Social Security records

Kove popularity over time

548 babies have been named Kove since 2012, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2010s – 64 64 6 – #5,439
2020s (to 2025) 147 337 484 81 +1160% #1,743

Where Kove is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 60 0.04 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 91 0.05 outside top 500
2030 100 0.06 outside top 500

The story of Kove

Kove is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,627 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2012, 548 American babies have been named Kove, about 73% boys and 27% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 131 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kove stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kove?

The median living Kove is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 4. An estimated 500 people named Kove are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kove year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 32 #4,412 50 #2,627
2024 17 #6,813 47 #2,774
2023 33 #4,323 61 #2,303
2022 35 #4,160 96 #1,743
2021 25 #5,172 64 #2,206
2020 5 #16,421 19 #4,959
2019 – – 13 #6,627
2018 – – 17 #5,439
2017 – – 7 #10,303
2016 – – 11 #7,408
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kove, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kove?

The median living Kove is about 3 years old. Half of all living Koves are between 1 and 4 years old.

How many people named Kove are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Kove are alive in the United States, based on 548 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kove in 2025?

Kove ranked #2,627 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kove?

548 babies have been named Kove in the United States since 2012, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kove most popular?

Kove peaked in 2022, when 131 newborns received the name.

Is Kove a boy or girl name?

Kove is used for both: about 27% of babies named Kove have been girls and 73% boys.

Is the name Kove rising or falling?

Kove is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kove become more popular?

Kove is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 100 boys named Kove in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kove

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