The baby name Kojo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-jo (IPA: /ˈkoʊdʒoʊ/).
Kojo is Akan in Origin.
The baby name Kojo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-jo (IPA: /ˈkoʊdʒoʊ/).
Kojo is Akan in Origin.
Kojo is a masculine Ghanaian day name from the Akan languages (Twi/Fante), given to boys born on Monday. It belongs to the Akan practice of weekday naming; Monday is Ɛdwoada, linked to dwo “calm/peace,” so Kojo carries a sense of tranquility. The fuller traditional form is Kwadwo, with Kojo a common shortened or Anglicized form. In Ewe-speaking areas, the equivalent is Kodzo/Kodjo.
Used for centuries across Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the name spread through the Atlantic world with Akan migrants and the slave trade; colonial spellings include Cudjoe and Cudjo (seen in figures like the Jamaican Maroon leader Cudjoe and Cudjoe Lewis in the U.S.). Modern variants and spellings include Kwadwo, Kwadjo, Kodjo, Kudjo, and the nickname Jojo. The customary female counterpart is Adwoa (Ewe: Adzo). Kojo remains popular in Ghana and among the diaspora.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Boys | 0 | #38 | 1,630 | 8,138 |
| GH | 0 | #45 | 318 | 5,396 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #280 | 45 | 6,973 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| LY | 0 | #460 | 76 | 12,703 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #686 | 22 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #863 | 89 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #876 | 11 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #890 | 9 | 7,053 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #920 | 32 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #937 | 16 | 5,697 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,151 | 28 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,333 | 139 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Kojo is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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