Kofi

KO-fee

Ghanaian, Akan, Twi

"born on Friday"

Kofi Origin and Meaning

The name Kofi is a boy's name of African, Ghanan, Ghanaian origin meaning "born on Friday".

This Akan day name is very much associated with Kofi Annan, the seventh secretary general of the United Nations. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.

Kofi is the male name for babies born on a Friday (the female variant is Afua/Efua).

Kofi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1848 on Nameberry

Kofi Popularity

• 1848 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Kofi

• Kofi Annan winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
• Nana Kofi Siriboe (b. 1994) American Actor