Unisex name · since 1977
Nakoa
Nakoa has 1,137 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,137
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nakoa is the #1606 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,137 recorded since 1977.
Nakoa has 1,137 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1606 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,733 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,606 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,137 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nakoa ranks #4,733 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,606 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,137 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,137
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nakoa's 1,137 recorded births place it above 89.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Hawaii.
How Nakoa compares
1,137 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Nakoa's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nakoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,137 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nakoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nakoa's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 116, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nakoa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Nakoa popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 2010 (Nakoa as girls' name)
Nakoa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (611 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Nakoa's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Nakoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s
2020s
611 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 611 births (54% of all-time use).
How Nakoa 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 Nakoa's total volume
Nakoa by state
Where Nakoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 186 | 16.4% |
| #2 | California | | 176 | 15.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 46 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 11 | 1.0% |
186 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Nakoa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Hawaii records the most Nakoas (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Nakoa: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Nakoa 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.