US rank #10222 Boys' name Peak 2003 244 births

Koal — #10222 US boys' name

244 babies named Koal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s792010s832020s29
#10222
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Koal was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Koal in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koal

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Koal between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koal currently holds the #10222 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Koal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koal 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 244 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.

Koal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

244

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,222

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
468101214 202420192015201120072003199819941991 6

Koal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
83 births that decade — 34% of Koal's all-time total
1990s532000s792010s832020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koal?
244 babies have been named Koal since 1991. It currently ranks #10222 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Koal most popular?
Koal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Koal been used?
Koal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Koal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Koa, Koah, Koan, Koast, and 3 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, 1991–2024 (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.