Boy · #12,490 in 2026

Kouki

Kouki is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Eemeli Kouki, Finnish volleyball player Hadeel Kouki, Syrian former human rights activist Manel Kouki, Tunisian handball player Mikko Kouki, Finnish actor Mohamed Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Nabil Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Kouki Arai, Japanese rugby union player Kouki Iwasaki, Japanese professional…

  • Japanese
Current Rank
#12,490
Peak Rank
#8,642 (2003)
Total Babies
22
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1993
First Year
2009
Last Year
2003
Peak Year
#8642
Peak Rank
22
Total Count
4
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Kouki

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Kouki is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Eemeli Kouki, Finnish volleyball player Hadeel Kouki, Syrian former human rights activist Manel Kouki, Tunisian handball player Mikko Kouki, Finnish actor Mohamed Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Nabil Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Kouki Arai, Japanese rugby union player Kouki Iwasaki, Japanese professional…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Japanese

The Story of Kouki

The earliest SSA record of Kouki as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kouki — #8,642 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Kouki on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kouki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Kouki

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kouki. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Kouki

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kouki

What does the name Kouki mean?
Kouki is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Eemeli Kouki, Finnish volleyball player Hadeel Kouki, Syrian former human rights activist Manel Kouki, Tunisian handball player Mikko Kouki, Finnish actor Mohamed Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Nabil Kouki, Tunisian soccer manager Kouki Arai, Japanese rugby union player Kouki Iwasaki, Japanese professional…
What is the origin of the name Kouki?
Kouki has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Japanese.
How popular is Kouki in 2026?
In 2026, Kouki ranks #12,490 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Kouki most popular?
Kouki reached its peak popularity in 2003, ranking #8,642 that year with 7 babies given the name.
Is Kouki a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Kouki is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Kouki?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kouki include Marky, Amond, Rashawd. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Kouki?
Common variants and related forms of Kouki include Kōki, Mitsuki. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Kouki

Kouki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Kouki's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #8,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Kouki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.