US rank #2607 Boys' name Peak 2017 1,991 births

Kekoa — #2607 US boys' name

1,991 babies named Kekoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s801980s1491990s2982000s5352010s6232020s306
#2607
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kekoa was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

75 babies were named Kekoa in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kekoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,991 babies named Kekoa between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kekoa currently holds the #2607 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kekoa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kekoa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 700 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Kekoa in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kekoa 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 1,991 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.

Kekoa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,991

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2017

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,607

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kekoa popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
75
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751972 5

Kekoa popularity over time — girls

22 total births recorded since 2000 (Kekoa as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4681012 200220012000 6

Kekoa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
623 births that decade — 31% of Kekoa's all-time total
1970s801980s1491990s2982000s5352010s6232020s306

Kekoa by state

Where Kekoa concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kekoa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
700 35.2%
#2 California
399 20.0%
#3 Washington
84 4.2%
#4 Texas
35 1.8%
#5 Nevada
33 1.7%
#6 Utah
22 1.1%
#7 Oregon
6 0.3%
#8 Arizona
5 0.3%
Hawaii share of Kekoa's total US births 35.2%
Even split

700 of 1,991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kekoa?
1,991 babies have been named Kekoa since 1972. It currently ranks #2607 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 75 births.
When was Kekoa most popular?
Kekoa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 623 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kekoa most popular?
The top states for the name Kekoa are Hawaii (700 births), California (399 births), Washington (84 births).
How long has the name Kekoa been used?
Kekoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kekoa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kekai, Kekeli. 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, 1972–2024 (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.