US rank #3499 Unisex name Peak 2017 472 births

Kodah — #3499 US boys' name

472 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.

2000s452010s2392020s188
#3499
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kodah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

59 babies were named Kodah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kodah

The Social Security Administration has registered 472 babies named Kodah between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kodah currently holds the #3499 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 59 babies received it in a single year. Kodah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kodah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kodah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kodah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kodah 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 472 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.

Kodah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

472

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2017

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,499

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kodah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
59
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Kodah popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 2017 (Kodah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
456789 20212020201920182017 6

Kodah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
239 births that decade — 51% of Kodah's all-time total
2000s452010s2392020s188

Kodah by state

Where Kodah concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kodah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
27 5.7%
#2 California
21 4.4%
#3 Florida
5 1.1%
#4 Louisiana
5 1.1%
#5 Michigan
5 1.1%
#6 Ohio
5 1.1%
Texas share of Kodah's total US births 5.7%
Even split

27 of 472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kodah?
472 babies have been named Kodah since 2003. It currently ranks #3499 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 59 births.
When was Kodah most popular?
Kodah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Kodah most popular?
The top states for the name Kodah are Texas (27 births), California (21 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Kodah a unisex name?
Yes, Kodah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 472 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Kodah been used?
Kodah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kodah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kody, Koda, Kodi, Kodie, 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, 2003–2024 (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.