Boys' name · since 2003
Kaikoa
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Kaikoa, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaikoa is the #4996 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 212 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaikoa has been recorded 212 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #4996 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #12,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,996 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 212 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaikoa ranks #12,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,996 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 212 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 212
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaikoa's 212 recorded births place it above 72.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kaikoa compares
212 39th percentile among 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
Kaikoa's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaikoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kaikoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaikoa's full recorded timeline at 2016, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaikoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kaikoa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (97 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Kaikoa's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kaikoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 97 births (46% of all-time use).
Kaikoa by state
Where Kaikoa concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 67 | 31.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
67 of 212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Hawaii records the most Kaikoas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Kaikoa: 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 (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kaikoa 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.