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Koa

Boy

Meaning of Koa: Hawaiian: 'warrior'

Koa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 254th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 206th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#254

1,413 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#206

245 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,548

First recorded 1978 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 39 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 47 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 95 babies2010: 83 babies20102011: 95 babies2012: 128 babies2013: 124 babies2014: 125 babies2015: 173 babies2016: 161 babies2017: 245 babies2018: 295 babies2019: 368 babies2020: 532 babies20202021: 595 babies2022: 1,062 babies2023: 1,238 babies2024: 1,288 babies2025: 1,413 babies
US babies named Koa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,413.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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