Koh

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Koh by the numbers

Koh was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Koh

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Koh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Koawarrior; a type of tree259 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Koia type of ornamental carp fish51 in the US (2017)
  • Kohleye cosmetic; antimony powder26 in the US (2017)
  • Kolvoice25 in the US (2017)
  • Koah51 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Koy27 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Koh

Names that are said the same way as Koh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
  • Khoi5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Coye7 in the US (2017)
  • Kou5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Koh

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