Koan
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A distinctive boy name with a rare, memorable quality.
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Start comparing →Historical Record
Koan first appeared in US Social Security records in 2005.
Over 81 babies have been named Koan in the United States since SSA records began.
Today, Koan is a hidden gem — rare but distinctive , currently ranked #9,740 for boy names in the US .
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- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity Rank
- #9,740
- Total SSA Count
- 9
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"ears of grain, harvest"
#9,600 in US
African American/Modern origin
"admirable, worthy of praise"
#9,938 in US
Latin origin
"gentle, lenient"
#9,809 in US
Modern English, possibly Welsh dyn + ver origin
"powerful person, dynamic one"
#9,816 in US
English origin
"place name turned given name"
#9,563 in US
Greek origin
"wild boar"
#9,547 in US
Amharic/Ge'ez origin
"world, universe"
#9,835 in US
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