Kota*
#4,287 most common boys' name of all time · #10,510 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1985–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,287
Rank overall
#10,510 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
35 of 146
All-time
1,205
Since 2016
764
Peak year
2025 #1,832
Best rank
#1,824 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 107/yr
Kota first appears in 1985. 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 | 20 | 87 | 107 | #1,832 |
| 2024 | 18 | 74 | 92 | #2,052 |
| 2023 | 12 | 88 | 100 | #1,824 |
| 2022 | 10 | 81 | 91 | #1,931 |
| 2021 | 19 | 65 | 84 | #2,188 |
| 2020 | 8 | 53 | 61 | #2,460 |
| 2019 | 9 | 50 | 59 | #2,607 |
| 2018 | 6 | 50 | 56 | #2,567 |
| 2017 | 14 | 43 | 57 | #2,823 |
| 2016 | 13 | 44 | 57 | #2,757 |
| 2015 | 5 | 36 | 41 | #3,197 |
| 2014 | 7 | 32 | 39 | #3,425 |
| 2013 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,031 |
| 2012 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,958 |
| 2011 | 5 | 23 | 28 | #4,296 |
| 2010 | 5 | 20 | 25 | #4,768 |
| 2009 | 7 | 39 | 46 | #3,027 |
| 2008 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2007 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,907 |
| 2006 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,468 |
| 2005 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,749 |
| 2004 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,922 |
| 2003 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,185 |
| 2002 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,278 |
| 2001 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,732 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,043 |
| 1998 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,714 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,754 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,650 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,434 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,397 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,324 |
| 1992 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,236 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,145 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,516 |