Total births
46
Boys' name · since 2015
Koba
46 babies named Koba in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13632
- among boys today
- 46
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other boys
46 babies have been named Koba since 2015, making it today's #13632 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koba has been recorded 46 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #13632 nationally and more common than 5% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #13632 among boys today
- 46 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Koba is currently the #13632 boys' name in America, more common than 5% of boys - 46 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13632
- among boys today
- 46
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other boys
Koba vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13632
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 5% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Koba was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
9 babies were named Koba in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Koba compares
46 15th percentile among 14,294 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
Koba's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koba | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Koba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Koba's full recorded timeline at 2021, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Koba at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#13,632
Active since
2015
Koba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Koba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Koba's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Koba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Koba? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 46 babies named Koba. Today it holds rank #13632 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 9 births.
When was Koba most popular? ▼
Koba was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Koba been used? ▼
Koba has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Koba? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kobe, Koby, Kobi, Kobie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Koba
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Koba
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Kobey Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Koba: #13632 Boys' Name - 46 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/koba. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Koba 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 June 2026.