UK boy's name
Koban
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Koban is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Koban popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2671, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 8 births.
This profile covers 56 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2009 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Koban is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 56 living people in the UK are called Koban. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Koban ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 8 boys were registered as Koban.
- • About 56 living people in the UK are estimated to have Koban as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2671
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
2024
8 births
Estimated living
56
2026
Popularity
Koban over time
The chart below shows babies named Koban registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Koban, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Koban by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Koban was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3313 | 28 | 5 |
| 2010s | #4072 | 25 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Koban
- Kieran 30,429
- Kyle 28,463
- Kai 24,432
- Kian 17,666
- Kayden 8,305
- Kevin 7,927
- Kane 7,149
- Kaiden 5,762
- Kieron 4,547
- Kacper 4,366
- Kye 4,012
- Kit 3,529
FAQ
Koban: questions and answers
How popular is the name Koban in the UK right now?
In 2024, Koban was ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Koban most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 8 babies registered as Koban in England and Wales.
How many people are called Koban in the UK?
A total of 56 babies have been registered as Koban across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.