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Kota

Boy

Meaning of Kota: Native American: 'friend'

Kota is a boy's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1582nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1582

107 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,205

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 46 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 57 babies2017: 57 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 59 babies2020: 61 babies20202021: 84 babies2022: 91 babies2023: 100 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 107 babies
US babies named Kota per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 107.

Gender split

87% boys · 13% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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