Kodah
Kodah was the 2863rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2259th with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,493 places. More babies were named Kodah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Koda) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,863 boys, up 378 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201759 babies
- Total since 1880
- 551babies recorded
What does the name Kodah mean?
Kodah is a spelling of Koda, pronounced the same way, so it shares Koda's meaning and origin.
Koda is a modern American name, mostly for boys. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It is often said to be a Native American word for "friend" (compare Dakota, which Wiktionary glosses "ally"), and a bear cub named Koda appears in Disney's Brother Bear (2003), but no dictionary source confirms a meaning for Koda itself. Its origin is treated as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. Claimed Native American meaning is not documented.
Other explanations you may read: Native American for 'friend'.
Related names: Dakota, Kodah, Cody.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Koda', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dakota', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Kodah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #16,199 | #2,863 | 5 | 44 |
| 2020 | #11,646 | #3,241 | 8 | 35 |
| 2010 | — | #10,288 | — | 7 |
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How popular is Kodah, counting every spelling?
Kodah is a spelling of Koda, a name family that ranked #376 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,863 for Kodah on its own. Together these spellings went to 885 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koda | 778 | #411 | 3,447 |
| Coda | 49 | #2,650 | 244 |
| Kodah | 44 | #2,863 | 197 |
| Codah | 14 | #6,192 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kodah?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kodah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kodah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kodah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kodah?
About 500 people born in the US named Kodah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Kodah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kodah by state
How common Kodah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kodah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kodah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kodah
How popular is the name Kodah?
Kodah was the 2863rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2259th with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,493 places. More babies were named Kodah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kodah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Kodah in the US.
Where is Kodah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kodah was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.