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Koa name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Koa ranks #269 in male records (1,281 reported) and #1,588 in female records (132 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,588 · 132 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (136 to 132); rank moved from #1,566 to #1,588.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 73 female records (59 to 132); rank moved from #2,869 to #1,588.
2025 male rank and count
#269 · 1,281 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 129 male records (1,152 to 1,281); rank moved from #292 to #269.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 745 male records (536 to 1,281); rank moved from #546 to #269.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,281 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Koa becoming more popular?

Koa's reported male count increased by 129 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #292 to #269. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Koa in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KoaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2810201620252016: 8 female records2017: 22 female records2018: 17 female records2019: 42 female records2020: 55 female records2021: 59 female records2022: 121 female records2023: 119 female records2024: 136 female records2025: 132 female records2016: 153 male records2017: 223 male records2018: 278 male records2019: 326 male records2020: 477 male records2021: 536 male records2022: 941 male records2023: 1,119 male records2024: 1,152 male records2025: 1,281 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251321,5881,281269
20241361,5661,152292
20231191,7321,119298
20221211,726941350
2021592,869536546
2020552,949477582
2019423,645326741
2018176,959278811
2017225,752223938
2016812,3641531,227

Questions about Koa’s popularity

How common is Koa in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Koa ranks #269 in male records (1,281 reported) and #1,588 in female records (132 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Koa?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Koa only.

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