Koda
Koda is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Koda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Koda is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Koda
As a girl name
Koda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 72 births, good for #2,488 nationwide. About 61% of every Koda on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Koda ranks #2,534 for girls with 70 births, rising sharply (+74% over the past five years). All told, over 711 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Koda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 775 births, good for #411 nationwide. About 61% of every Koda on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Koda ranks #414 for boys with 773 births, rising sharply (+76% over the past five years). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Koda
Koda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Koda's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #411. Use the chart and map above to compare Koda'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.