In 2024, 1,145 boys in the United States were named Koa, making it the 292nd most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 1,461st a decade earlier.
2024 is its busiest year on record.
Records for Koa go back to 1978, and 7,124 babies have been given the name since.
Hawaiian name meaning "warrior". Short, strong, and connected to nature through its alternate meaning of a type of tree.
Koa is of Hawaiian origin, described as nature in style.
In 2024, Koa went to 136 girls and 1,145 boys — 89% boys.
That makes it genuinely unisex, leaning male.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Hawaiian name meaning "warrior". Short, strong, and connected to nature through its alternate meaning of a type of tree.
Koa is of Hawaiian origin, and is usually described as nature in style.
In 2024, 1,145 boys in the United States were named Koa, making it the 292nd most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024, Koa went to 136 girls and 1,145 boys — 89% boys. That makes it genuinely unisex, leaning male.