Koen

Meaning: Brave
Origin: Dutch — Short form of Koenraad, a form of Conrad

Boy's name · #623 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Koen is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1996, it stood at #623 in 2025; about 5,200 boys have been named Koen along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Koen ran about 6× its national rate in Hawaii.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Koen ranks in other countries and regions.

#367 in Netherlands (2025) · #555 in Canada (2025) · #647 in Scotland (2025) · #1,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,662 in Ecuador (2025) · #216 in N. Ireland (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #2,636 in Austria (2023) · #411 in New Zealand (2017) · #1,387 in Belgium (2014).

Famous Koens

Koen Casteels — Belgian footballer (born 1992)
Koen Verweij — Dutch speed skater (born 1990)
Koen Lenaerts — Belgian jurist and professor (born 1954)
Koen De Bouw — Belgian actor (born 1964)
Koen Wauters — Belgian singer and TV show host (born 1967)

In stories & tradition

Koen Laenen^nl — Spoed (TV series)
Koen van Wageningen — SpangaS (TV series)

What Koens become

Among 371 notable people named Koen:

Artists & writers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Koen Peeters, Belgian writer (born 1959).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Coen (#1376), Koen would rank around #516 with about 580 births last year — the newborns split about 77/23 between Koen and Coen.

Similar names: Coen · Boden · Koda · Adler · Kolt · Roan

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