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Nakoa

Boy

Meaning of Nakoa: Hawaiian: 'the warrior'

Nakoa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1527th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1527

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,212

First recorded 1977 · peak 2024

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: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 82 babies2020: 76 babies20202021: 112 babies2022: 109 babies2023: 125 babies2024: 127 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Nakoa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 127.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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