Nkosi is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Nkosi is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,386 for boy births in the United States (and #21,440 across all names), given to 7 babies. Nkosi was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2001 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,386 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,551 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,740 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,308 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,679 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,474 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,699 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,470 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,415 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,469 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,437 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,050 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,513 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,325 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,502 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,380 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,596 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,398 |
| 2001 | 46 | 46 | #13,104 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,969 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,568 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,198 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | #3,552 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | — | #4,547 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,443 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,229 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,917 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,150 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,396 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,830 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,473 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,006 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,440 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,845 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,445 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,641 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,958 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,865 |