Kofi is a boy's name of African origin meaning “wanderer.” In 2024 it was given to 31 boys in the United States.
Kofi belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “wanderer” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kofi first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1996 in 1978, and in 2024 31 babies received the name — 1,506 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kofi means “wanderer” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kofi is a boy name. In 2024, 31 babies received the name in the US.
Kofi comes from the African tradition.
Kofi first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #1996 in 1978, and 31 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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