Kota
The Story of Kota
As a girl name
Kota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2009, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 19 Kotas were born — ranking #6,166 that year. As of 2026, Kota ranks #6,609 for girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 172 Kotas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 88 Kotas were born — ranking #1,815 that year. As of 2026, Kota ranks #1,854 for boys with 88 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Kotas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kota
Kota is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kota's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,815. Use the chart and map above to compare Kota'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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