Unisex name · since 2003
Kodah
516 babies named Kodah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kodah is the #2874 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 516 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kodah has been recorded 516 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #2874 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #7,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kodah ranks #7,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 516 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kodah's 516 recorded births place it above 82.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kodah compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Kodah's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kodah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kodah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kodah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kodah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kodah popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2017 (Kodah as girls' name)
Kodah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Kodah's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kodah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kodah 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 Kodah's total volume
Kodah by state
Where Kodah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
33 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kodah's data
- Kodah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kodahs (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kodah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kodah 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.