Masculine dossier · first seen 1978

Koa

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
1,281
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1978Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Koa

How many people are named Koa?

An estimated 7,637 living Americans are named Koa.

How rare is Koa?

Koa is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,281 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Koa?

The median age of a living American named Koa is approximately 4 years, with most bearers falling between 2 and 7 years old.

Is Koa still popular?

Yes — Koa is currently rising in popularity, with 1,281 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 7× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Koa most common?

Koa has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appeared 10.3× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
1,281
All-time
7,702

Koa spread fast — broke out in California, Florida, Utah, and Washington (2020) and ran high in 8 states within a decade.

Broke out: California, Florida, Utah, and Washington, 2020 · over-represented in 8 states over 3 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: broke out 2021 AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: broke out 2020 CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: broke out 2020 FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: broke out 2021 HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 2023 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: broke out 2023 NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 2020 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 2020 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY