Nkosi Popularity by Year
Follow Nkosi across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nkosi birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 109 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 7 | #9,823 | Up 976 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Down 2,060 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 8 | #8,739 | Down 2,333 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 13 | #6,406 | Up 3,290 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 7 | #9,696 | Up 948 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 6 | #10,644 | Up 1,464 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 2,453 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 7 | #9,655 | Down 791 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Up 829 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 7 | #9,693 | Up 1,301 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 6 | #10,994 | Up 1,559 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 3,638 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 8 | #8,915 | Down 183 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 8 | #8,732 | Down 1,636 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 10 | #7,096 | Down 120 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 10 | #6,976 | Down 718 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 11 | #6,258 | Down 170 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 11 | #6,088 | Down 3,599 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 39 | #2,489 | Up 6,623 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 7 | #12,056 | — |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Down 3,795 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 12 | #5,317 | Up 2,243 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 7 | #7,560 | Down 4,105 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 20 | #3,455 | Up 941 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 14 | #4,396 | Down 116 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Down 186 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 15 | #4,094 | Up 603 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 12 | #4,697 | Up 175 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 11 | #4,872 | Up 224 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 10 | #5,096 | Up 2,082 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 2,013 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 9 | #5,165 | Up 1,261 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 1,423 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 7 | #5,003 | Up 352 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Down 1,198 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 8 | #4,157 | Up 966 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 6 | #5,123 | Down 1,429 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 8 | #3,694 | Down 72 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 8 | #3,622 | — |