Unisex name · since 1982
Kona
438 babies named Kona in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 438
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
438 babies have been named Kona since 1982, making it today's #5972 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kona recorded 438 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #5972 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,972 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 438 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kona ranks #8,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,972 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 438 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 438
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kona's 438 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kona compares
438 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kona's all-time total is 19% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kona | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kona splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kona popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kona popularity over time - girls
243 total births recorded since 1963 (Kona as girls' name)
Kona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Kona's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (41% of all-time use).
Kona by state
Where Kona concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 34 | 7.8% |
41 of 438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kona's data
- Kona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Konas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kona 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.