girls:
514 births since 1988
#5202 (9th percentile)
boys:
5.5k births since 1984
#1616 (65th percentile)
overall:
6k births since 1984
#3508 (55th percentile)
The name Koda is the #3,508 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,971 recorded births since 1984. This represents the 54.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 54.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,616 (64.8% percentile) for all time with 5,457 births since 1984. For girls, it ranks #5,202 (9.0% percentile) for all time with 514 births since 1988.
Koda first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1984 (1984 for boys and 1988 for girls). Birth data for Koda is available in 37 out of the 40 years between 1984 and 2023 (37 years for boys and 21 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Koda has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 91.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 92.0% of babies named Koda were boys.
For boys, Koda reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 58.1% percentile (ranked #382) with 421 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 421 births per million (ranked 58.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Koda is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #382 (58.1% percentile) with 421 births per million.
For girls, Koda reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 6.9% percentile (ranked #892) with 40 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 40 births per million (ranked 6.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Koda is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #885 (6.6% percentile) with 38 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Koda".
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