Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Koda

Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #411 Trend ↑ Rising 86%
Rank 2025
#411
among boys · ↑53 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
858
named Koda · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,195
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
858 babies
All-time total
7,573
#1,471 all-time among boys
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Koda popularity over time

7,573 babies have been named Koda since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 57 62 6 – #3,312
1990s – 62 62 6 0% #5,052
2000s 76 776 852 85 +1274% #932
2010s 199 2,107 2,306 231 +171% #633
2020s (to 2025) 374 3,917 4,291 715 +210% #411

Where Koda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 863 0.51 #370
2027 943 0.55 #348
2028 1,017 0.60 #333
2029 1,084 0.63 #314
2030 1,144 0.67 #295

Where Koda is most popular

Boys named Koda per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.399 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Oklahoma, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Koda born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 43 2.77 +594%
Oklahoma 118 1.33 +234%
Idaho 46 1.12 +182%
Wyoming 6 1.04 +160%
New Mexico 33 1.00 +151%
Utah 92 0.964 +142%
Arkansas 56 0.885 +122%
Alaska 10 0.840 +110%
Oregon 63 0.830 +108%
Arizona 125 0.764 +91%
Washington 119 0.727 +82%
Kentucky 71 0.707 +77%
Nevada 40 0.702 +76%
Louisiana 65 0.635 +59%
Montana 11 0.624 +56%
Nebraska 26 0.598 +50%
Colorado 77 0.597 +49%
North Dakota 10 0.586 +47%
Kansas 40 0.583 +46%
Tennessee 103 0.571 +43%
Alabama 62 0.567 +42%
Mississippi 31 0.546 +37%
North Carolina 135 0.529 +32%
West Virginia 17 0.521 +30%
Georgia 131 0.517 +30%
Missouri 69 0.498 +25%
Michigan 97 0.474 +19%
Indiana 73 0.455 +14%
Ohio 119 0.449 +13%
Minnesota 55 0.448 +12%
Wisconsin 48 0.405 ≈ national
Florida 189 0.399 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 104 0.392 ≈ national
Virginia 73 0.385 ≈ national
Texas 337 0.382 ≈ national
South Carolina 36 0.348 -13%
Iowa 24 0.348 -13%
California 305 0.334 -16%
Massachusetts 41 0.298 -25%
Maine 5 0.258 -35%
Illinois 64 0.250 -37%
Maryland 29 0.243 -39%
New York 78 0.180 -55%
Connecticut 11 0.162 -59%
New Jersey 29 0.144 -64%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Koda

Koda is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #411 in 2025 with 778 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 7,573 American babies have been named Koda, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 858 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Koda stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Koda?

The median living Koda is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 7,500 people named Koda are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Koda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 80 #2,289 778 #411
2024 59 #2,842 667 #464
2023 67 #2,632 777 #411
2022 72 #2,505 659 #468
2021 54 #3,051 566 #520
2020 42 #3,578 470 #589
2019 32 #4,401 426 #633
2018 32 #4,405 344 #704
2017 32 #4,439 252 #865
2016 21 #6,085 229 #928
2015 17 #7,130 195 #1,036
2014 17 #7,164 164 #1,156
2013 13 #8,827 149 #1,210
2012 15 #8,038 132 #1,306
2011 12 #9,458 117 #1,422
2010 8 #12,917 99 #1,595
2009 11 #10,347 111 #1,507
2008 12 #9,805 96 #1,624
2007 11 #10,507 97 #1,613
2006 16 #7,690 85 #1,676
2005 11 #9,816 119 #1,294
2004 15 #7,637 182 #932
2003 – – 48 #2,253
2002 – – 10 #6,819
2001 – – 16 #4,801
2000 – – 12 #5,758
1995 – – 9 #6,200
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 14 #3,312
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Koda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Koda Kumi Koda Kumi Japanese singer (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Koda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Koda?

The median living Koda is about 4 years old. Half of all living Kodas are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Koda are alive today?

An estimated 7,500 people named Koda are alive in the United States, based on 7,573 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Koda in 2025?

Koda ranked #411 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 778 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Koda?

7,573 babies have been named Koda in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Koda most popular?

Koda peaked in 2025, when 858 newborns received the name.

Is Koda a boy or girl name?

Koda is used for both: about 9% of babies named Koda have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Koda rising or falling?

Koda is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Koda become more popular?

Koda is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,144 boys named Koda in 2030, which would rank around #295. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Koda?

Well-known people named Koda include Koda Kumi (singer).

Names like Koda

Names that sound and feel close to Koda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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