Koa*
#1,290 most common boys' name of all time · #3,092 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1978–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#1,290
Rank overall
#3,092 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
8,548
Since 2016
7,197
Peak year
2025 #269
Best rank
#269 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 1,413/yr
Koa first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | 1,281 | 1,413 | #269 |
| 2024 | 136 | 1,152 | 1,288 | #292 |
| 2023 | 119 | 1,119 | 1,238 | #298 |
| 2022 | 121 | 941 | 1,062 | #350 |
| 2021 | 59 | 536 | 595 | #546 |
| 2020 | 55 | 477 | 532 | #582 |
| 2019 | 42 | 326 | 368 | #742 |
| 2018 | 17 | 278 | 295 | #811 |
| 2017 | 22 | 223 | 245 | #939 |
| 2016 | 8 | 153 | 161 | #1,225 |
| 2015 | 11 | 162 | 173 | #1,159 |
| 2014 | 13 | 112 | 125 | #1,462 |
| 2013 | 11 | 113 | 124 | #1,463 |
| 2012 | 10 | 118 | 128 | #1,416 |
| 2011 | 7 | 88 | 95 | #1,699 |
| 2010 | 8 | 75 | 83 | #1,907 |
| 2009 | 14 | 81 | 95 | #1,835 |
| 2008 | 7 | 77 | 84 | #1,891 |
| 2007 | 6 | 56 | 62 | #2,323 |
| 2006 | 6 | 41 | 47 | #2,813 |
| 2005 | 6 | 42 | 48 | #2,639 |
| 2004 | — | 39 | 39 | #2,722 |
| 2003 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,239 |
| 2002 | — | 33 | 33 | #2,858 |
| 2001 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,594 |
| 2000 | 10 | 17 | 27 | #4,509 |
| 1999 | — | 22 | 22 | #3,545 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,073 |
| 1997 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,141 |
| 1996 | — | 17 | 17 | #3,966 |
| 1995 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,690 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,391 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,550 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,070 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| 1981 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,122 |
| 1980 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #5,444 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1978 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,042 |