Unisex name · since 1993

Nekoda

Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Nekoda, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,540 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,935 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
214
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade

214 babies have been named Nekoda since 1993, making it today's #7935 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekoda has been recorded 214 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #7935 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.

  • #12,540 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,935 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 214 born since 1993
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekoda ranks #12,540 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,935 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 214 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.

#12,540 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,935 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
214
born since 1993
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43%
Nekoda vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nekoda's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Nekoda compares

214 39th percentile among 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

Nekoda's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nekoda Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 214 369 358,536
Peak-year births 18 34 22,252

Nekoda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nekoda splits its recorded history at 2013: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nekoda popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 199320032008201120142017202020242025 10

Nekoda popularity over time - girls

36 total births recorded since 1983 (Nekoda as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 36 births
4.555.566.5 1983201220132015201620202021 5

Nekoda by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Nekoda's strongest decade.

102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Nekoda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nekoda?
Since 1993, Social Security records show 214 babies named Nekoda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,540 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,935 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 18 births.
Where does Nekoda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nekoda ranks #12,540 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,935 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nekoda most popular?
Nekoda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Nekoda a unisex name?
Yes, Nekoda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 214 births, and as a girl's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Nekoda been used?
The SSA has tracked Nekoda since 1993 -- 33 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nekoda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neko, Nekhi, Nektarios, Nekia, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Nekoda's data

  • Nekoda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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 Nekoda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Nekoda 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.