Boys' name · since 1972
Kekoa
Kekoa has 2,053 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,053
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kekoa currently ranks #2290 among boys' names in America, with 2,053 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Kekoa recorded 2,053 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #2290 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #3,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,290 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,053 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kekoa ranks #3,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,290 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,053 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,053
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kekoa's 2,053 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Hawaii.
How Kekoa compares
2,053 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kekoa's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kekoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kekoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kekoa splits its recorded history at 1999: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kekoa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kekoa popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2000 (Kekoa as girls' name)
Kekoa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (623 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Kekoa's strongest decade.
623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kekoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 80
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
298 births
- 2000s
2000s
535 births
- 2010s
2010s
623 births
- 2020s
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 623 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kekoa 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 Kekoa's total volume
Kekoa by state
Where Kekoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 709 | 34.5% |
| #2 | California | | 416 | 20.3% |
| #3 | Washington | | 89 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Nevada | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Utah | | 22 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
709 of 2,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kekoa's data
- Kekoa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (623 total births) through the 2020s (368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kekoas (709 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 Kekoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kekoa 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.