Nkosi
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#9,714
recorded as boys
No rank in 2024 to compare: —
Babies in 2025
7
boys 7
Peak year
2001
39 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
381
since 1972
Born a Nkosi? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Nkosi was most popular in 2001, when 39 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Nkosi, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 52%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,714 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,823 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 6 | 10,799 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 8 | 8,739 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 13 | 6,406 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,696 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 6 | 10,644 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,108 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,655 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 8 | 8,864 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 7 | 9,693 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 6 | 10,994 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 5 | 12,553 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 8 | 8,915 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 8 | 8,732 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 10 | 7,096 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 10 | 6,976 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 11 | 6,258 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 11 | 6,088 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,056 | 39 | 2,489 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 6 | 9,112 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 12 | 5,317 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 7 | 7,560 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 20 | 3,455 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 14 | 4,396 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 14 | 4,280 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 15 | 4,094 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 12 | 4,697 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | 11 | 4,872 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 10 | 5,096 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | 6 | 7,178 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 9 | 5,165 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 6 | 6,426 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 7 | 5,003 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 6 | 5,355 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 8 | 4,157 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 6 | 5,123 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 8 | 3,694 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 8 | 3,622 |
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