Coda
The Story of Coda
As a girl name
Coda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 19 Codas were born — ranking #6,166 that year. As of 2026, Coda ranks #7,386 for girls with 14 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 193 Codas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Coda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 56 Codas were born — ranking #2,435 that year. As of 2026, Coda ranks #2,506 for boys with 54 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Codas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coda
Coda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Coda's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,238. Use the chart and map above to compare Coda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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