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Koda

Boy

Meaning of Koda: Sioux: 'friend'

Koda is a boy's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 383rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 691st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#383

858 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#691

52 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,573

First recorded 1984 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 197 babies2005: 130 babies2006: 101 babies2007: 108 babies2008: 108 babies2009: 122 babies2010: 107 babies20102011: 129 babies2012: 147 babies2013: 162 babies2014: 181 babies2015: 212 babies2016: 250 babies2017: 284 babies2018: 376 babies2019: 458 babies2020: 512 babies20202021: 620 babies2022: 731 babies2023: 844 babies2024: 726 babies2025: 858 babies
US babies named Koda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 858.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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