US rank #2447 Unisex name Peak 2024 917 births

Coda — #2447 US boys' name

917 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.

1920s51980s171990s752000s2402010s3382020s242
#2447
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Coda was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

56 babies were named Coda in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coda

The Social Security Administration has registered 917 babies named Coda between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coda currently holds the #2447 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 56 babies received it in a single year. Coda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 165 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 338 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Coda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Coda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 917 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Coda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

917

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2024

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,447

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Coda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
56
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199319851924 5

Coda popularity over time — girls

165 total births recorded since 1916 (Coda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 165 births
05101520 2024202120162012200719901916 5

Coda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
338 births that decade — 37% of Coda's all-time total
1920s51980s171990s752000s2402010s3382020s242

Coda by state

Where Coda concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Coda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
43 4.7%
#2 California
26 2.8%
#3 Oklahoma
7 0.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
Texas share of Coda's total US births 4.7%
Even split

43 of 917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coda?
917 babies have been named Coda since 1924. It currently ranks #2447 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 56 births.
When was Coda most popular?
Coda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 338 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Coda most popular?
The top states for the name Coda are Texas (43 births), California (26 births), Oklahoma (7 births).
Is Coda a unisex name?
Yes, Coda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 917 births, and as a girl's name it has 165 births.
How long has the name Coda been used?
Coda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Coda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cody, Codey, Codie, Codi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.