Total births
113
Girls' name · since 1974
Kosha
Kosha has 113 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 113
- total births
- 1974–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Kosha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 113 have been recorded since 1974.
Kosha has 113 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1996.
- 113 total births
- 1974–1996 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
113 girls have been named Kosha since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.
- 113
- total births
- 1974–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Kosha was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
14 babies were named Kosha in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Kosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kosha's full recorded timeline at 1984, 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 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kosha at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Kosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1996
- Peak year (1987)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kosha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kosha's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 58 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kosha? ▼
113 babies have been named Kosha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1987 with 14 births.
When was Kosha most popular? ▼
Kosha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kosha been used? ▼
Records for Kosha go back to 1974, giving 23 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Kosha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kosisochukwu, Kosem, Kosisochi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kosha's data
- Kosha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1974–1996 (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. "Kosha: Baby Name Since 1974 - 113 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kosha. 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 Kosha 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.