Unisex name · since 1978
Koa
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 7,702 babies named Koa, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,702
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Koa is the #269 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,702 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Koa recorded 7,702 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #269 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,400 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #269 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,702 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koa ranks #1,400 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #269 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,702 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,702
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Koa's 7,702 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Koa compares
7,702 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Koa's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,702 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,281 | 34 | 22,252 |
Koa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Koa splits its recorded history at 2007: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,281 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Koa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,281
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Koa popularity over time - girls
846 total births recorded since 1979 (Koa as girls' name)
Koa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,506 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Koa's strongest decade.
5,506 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Koa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 432
2000s
432 births
- 2010s 1,648
2010s
1,648 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,506 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,506 births (71% of all-time use).
How Koa 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 Koa's total volume
Koa by state
Where Koa concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,631 | 21.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 564 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 490 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 355 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 238 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Washington | | 233 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 227 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 222 | 2.9% |
1,631 of 7,702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Koa appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Koa's data
- California records the most Koas (1,631 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Koa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Koa 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.