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Koah

Boy

Meaning of Koah: Hebrew: 'strength'

Koah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 809th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#809

311 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,438

First recorded 2005 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 42 babies2019: 70 babies2020: 78 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 160 babies2023: 221 babies2024: 238 babies2025: 311 babies
US babies named Koah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 311.

Gender split

89% boys · 11% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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