US rank #5104 Boys' name Peak 1985 794 births

Khoa — #5104 US boys' name

794 babies named Khoa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s1821990s2032000s1692010s1272020s89
#5104
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Khoa was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

29 babies were named Khoa in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khoa

The Social Security Administration has registered 794 babies named Khoa between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khoa currently holds the #5104 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khoa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Khoa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 192 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Khoa in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khoa 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 794 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.

Khoa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

794

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1985

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,104

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khoa popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
29
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
5101520253035 202420182012200620001994198819821976 7

Khoa popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2024 (Khoa as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2024 5

Khoa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
203 births that decade — 26% of Khoa's all-time total
1970s241980s1821990s2032000s1692010s1272020s89

Khoa by state

Where Khoa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Khoa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
192 24.2%
#2 Texas
41 5.2%
#3 Virginia
5 0.6%
California share of Khoa's total US births 24.2%
Even split

192 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khoa?
794 babies have been named Khoa since 1976. It currently ranks #5104 among boys. The peak year was 1985 with 29 births.
When was Khoa most popular?
Khoa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Khoa most popular?
The top states for the name Khoa are California (192 births), Texas (41 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Khoa been used?
Khoa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khoa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khoi, Khoen, Khori, Khoury, 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, 1976–2024 (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.