girls:
228 births since 1963
#5488 (4th percentile)
boys:
409 births since 1982
#4177 (9th percentile)
overall:
637 births since 1963
#7102 (8th percentile)
The name Kona is the #7,102 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 637 recorded births since 1963. This represents the 8.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 8.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,177 (8.9% percentile) for all time with 409 births since 1982. For girls, it ranks #5,488 (4.0% percentile) for all time with 228 births since 1963.
Kona first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1963 (1963 for girls and 1982 for boys). Birth data for Kona is available in 33 out of the 61 years between 1963 and 2023 (27 years for boys and 25 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 Kona has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (64.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 64.0% of babies named Kona were boys. Interestingly, until around 1985, the name was more popular for girls (84.6% girls from 1963 to 1984), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (67.4% boys from 1985 to 2023).
For boys, Kona reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 2.7% percentile (ranked #876) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kona ranks #900 for boys (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 61.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kona reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #933) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Despite a peak around 2015, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Kona ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 54.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kona".
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