Unisex name · since 1924
Coda
968 babies named Coda in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 968
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
968 babies have been named Coda since 1924, making it today's #2651 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Coda recorded 968 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #2651 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #5,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,651 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 968 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coda ranks #5,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,651 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 968 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 968
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Coda's 968 recorded births place it above 88.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Coda compares
968 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coda's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 968 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Coda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coda's full recorded timeline at 2007, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coda popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Coda popularity over time - girls
176 total births recorded since 1916 (Coda as girls' name)
Coda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (339 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Coda's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Coda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s
2020s
292 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 339 births (35% of all-time use).
How Coda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Coda's total volume
Coda by state
Where Coda concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 50 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
50 of 968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Coda's data
- Coda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (339 total births) through the 2020s (292) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Codas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.