Koya
Khoya or Khoja is a Malabar Muslim surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Koya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khoya or Khoja is a Malabar Muslim surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Koya
Koya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 9 Koyas were born — ranking #6,048 that year. As of 2026, Koya ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 82 Koyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Koya
Koya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Koya's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #6,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Koya'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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