Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Kota

Gender Unisex · 13% girls Rank 2025 #1,831 Trend ↑ Rising 67%
Rank 2025
#1,831
among boys · ↑219 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Kota · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,633
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
107 babies
All-time total
1,205
#4,986 all-time among boys
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Kota popularity over time

1,205 babies have been named Kota since 1985, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – 5 5 1 – #7,111
1990s – 52 52 5 +940% #5,675
2000s 7 188 195 20 +275% #3,024
2010s 64 354 418 42 +114% #2,564
2020s (to 2025) 87 448 535 89 +113% #1,820

Where Kota 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 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 102 0.06 outside top 500
2028 108 0.06 outside top 500
2029 113 0.07 outside top 500
2030 119 0.07 outside top 500

Where Kota is most popular

Boys named Kota per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kota 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
Texas 40 0.045 ≈ national
California 40 0.044 ≈ national
Florida 13 0.027 -40%
Virginia 5 0.026 -42%
Georgia 5 0.020 -57%
Illinois 5 0.020 -57%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
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New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Kota

Kota is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,831 in 2025 with 87 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 1,205 American babies have been named Kota, about 87% boys and 13% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 107 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 Kota stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kota?

The median living Kota is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 1,200 people named Kota are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Kota 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 20 #6,025 87 #1,831
2024 18 #6,538 74 #2,050
2023 12 #8,754 88 #1,820
2022 10 #10,080 81 #1,928
2021 19 #6,293 65 #2,184
2020 8 #11,650 53 #2,452
2019 9 #10,959 50 #2,609
2018 6 #14,821 50 #2,564
2017 14 #8,096 43 #2,826
2016 13 #8,655 44 #2,747
2015 5 #17,921 36 #3,192
2014 7 #13,888 32 #3,426
2013 – – 37 #3,031
2012 – – 19 #4,959
2011 5 #18,298 23 #4,296
2010 5 #18,558 20 #4,775
2009 7 #14,529 39 #3,024
2008 – – 25 #4,096
2007 – – 19 #4,912
2006 – – 21 #4,441
2005 – – 18 #4,747
2004 – – 17 #4,911
2003 – – 15 #5,173
2002 – – 19 #4,265
2001 – – 10 #6,741
2000 – – 5 #11,409
1995 – – 6 #8,405
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 5 #7,111
1980 – – – –
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Famous people named Kota

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

  1. 1 Kota Mizunuma Kota Mizunuma Japanese footballer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Kota Yamada Japanese association football player b. 1999 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Kota Mori Soccer player, Japan b. 1997 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Kota Miyamoto Japanese footballer b. 1996 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Kota Aoki Japanese footballer (born 1987) Contemporary
  6. 6 Kota Yoshihara Japanese footballer b. 1978 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Kota Fukatsu Japanese footballer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Kota Ueda Kota Ueda Japanese footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Kota Fujimoto Japanese footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Kota Hattori Kota Hattori Japanese footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Kota Sugiyama Japanese footballer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Kota Watanabe Topics referred to by the same term b. 1998 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Kota Ogi Kota Ogi Japanese footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Kota Hoshi Soccer player, Japan b. 1992 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Kota Ogino Soccer player, Japan b. 1997 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Kota Morimura Japanese footballer b. 1988 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Kota Sugawara Japanese footballer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Kota Sameshima Japanese footballer b. 1992 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Kota Amano Japanese footballer b. 1987 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Kota Saito Soccer player, Japan b. 1997 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kota?

The median living Kota is about 7 years old. Half of all living Kotas are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Kota are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Kota are alive in the United States, based on 1,205 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kota in 2025?

Kota ranked #1,831 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 87 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kota?

1,205 babies have been named Kota in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kota most popular?

Kota peaked in 2025, when 107 newborns received the name.

Is Kota a boy or girl name?

Kota is used for both: about 13% of babies named Kota have been girls and 87% boys.

Is the name Kota rising or falling?

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

Will Kota become more popular?

Kota is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 119 boys named Kota in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kota?

Well-known people named Kota include Kota Mizunuma (soccer player), Kota Yamada (soccer player), Kota Mori (soccer player).

Names like Kota

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

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