The baby name Kossi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-see (IPA: /ˈkosi/).
The baby name Kossi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-see (IPA: /ˈkosi/).
Kossi is in Origin.
Kossi is a masculine given name from the Gbe language group of coastal West Africa, especially Ewe and Fon communities in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. It is a traditional day name meaning "born on Sunday," part of a long-standing system that assigns names according to the weekday of birth. In Ewe it appears as Kosi/Kossi (pronounced roughly KOH-see or KAW-see), while in Benin's French-influenced orthography it is often written Cossi.
Documented since precolonial times, the name remains widely used and frequently paired with Christian or Muslim given names, and it also occurs as a surname in diaspora communities. Related or cognate forms include Akan Kwesi/Kwasi (Sunday-born male) and the feminine Ewe/Fon counterpart Kossiwa or Kosiwa. Diminutives and spellings vary locally: Kosi, Kossi, Cossi. The name carries connotations of good fortune and communal identity linked to the Sunday market and worship traditions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #223 | 21 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #276 | 71 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #871 | 81 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Kossi is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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