US rank #13579 Boys' name Peak 2018 40 births

Koba — #13579 US boys' name

40 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.

2010s162020s24
#13579
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 5% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

60% 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.

What the Data Says About Koba

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Koba between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koba currently holds the #13579 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koba performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Koba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koba 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 40 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.

Koba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

40

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2018

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,579

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 202420232021202020182015 7

Koba by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 60% of Koba's all-time total
2010s162020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koba?
40 babies have been named Koba since 2015. It currently ranks #13579 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 9 births.
When was Koba most popular?
Koba was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 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 10 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 2015–2024 (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.