Unisex name · since 1985
Kota
1,047 babies named Kota in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,047
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,047 babies have been named Kota since 1985, making it today's #1832 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kota has been recorded 1,047 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #1832 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,832 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,047 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kota ranks #4,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,832 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,047 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,832 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,047
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kota's 1,047 recorded births place it above 89.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kota compares
1,047 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Kota's all-time total is 184% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kota | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,047 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kota splits its recorded history at 2008: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 88 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kota popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kota popularity over time - girls
158 total births recorded since 2009 (Kota as girls' name)
Kota by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (448 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Kota's strongest decade.
448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Kota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
354 births
- 2020s
2020s
448 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 448 births (43% of all-time use).
How Kota 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 Kota's total volume
Kota by state
Where Kota concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
110 of 1,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- California records the most Kotas (110 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Kota 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.