Kove
Boy name · #2638 in 2025 · Uniqueness 44/100
Kove is currently the #2638 boy name in the United States — 50 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10644, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,000 boys born in 2025 was named Kove.
The 13-year story
Kove first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 96 babies and a rank of #1737. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kove per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kove in class?
Kove scores 44 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kove is most common
State-level data for Kove is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kove
Statistically, parents drawn to Kove tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cove, Kree, Brave, Koe, and Kaycee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kove | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2604 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2750 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2290 |
| 2022 | 96 | #1737 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2193 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4855 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6406 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5320 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10644 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12136 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kove a popular boy name?
Kove ranked #2638 among boys in 2025 with 50 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10644.
When was the name Kove most popular?
Kove peaked in 2022, when 96 American boys received the name (ranked #1737 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kove?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,000 newborn American boys was named Kove. It scores 44/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.