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Boy name

Koa

90% boys · #269 in the US for boys, 2025

Koa has been given to about 8,548 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,479
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Koa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 1,413
  • Born in 20251,413
  • All time8,548
  • England & Wales, 2025#199 · 273

How popular is Koa?

Koa ranks 269th among American boys in 2025, with 1,413 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,413 babies were given the name, ranking 269th. The typical living American called Koa is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.43% of births.

Names that sound like Koa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Noa0.75
  2. Coy0.51
  3. Conrad0.49
  4. Kody0.45
  5. Kobe0.45
  6. Kory0.45
  7. Kian0.45
  8. Kole0.45

Middle names for Koa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Koa Thomas0.80
  2. Koa Cole0.79
  3. Koa Miles0.79
  4. Koa Wilder0.78
  5. Koa James0.77
  6. Koa John0.61

Sibling names for Koa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Onyxeither · 1.00
  2. Bakerbrother · 0.99
  3. Jazielbrother · 0.99
  4. Dreamsister · 0.99
  5. Azielbrother · 0.99
  6. Navysister · 0.98

Where Koa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.43%
  2. Alaska0.15%
  3. Delaware0.12%
  4. Nevada0.11%
  5. Montana0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Koa Wilson0.75
  2. Koa Williams0.75
  3. Koa Turner0.75
  4. Koa Torres0.75
  5. Koa Thompson0.75
  6. Koa Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Koa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Koa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.