Kodiak
Kodiak was the 3905th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 2595th; the most babies were born in 2019 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,730 places. More babies were named Kodiak in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,905 boys, down 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201940 babies
- Total since 1880
- 791babies recorded
Kodiak popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,905 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,873 | 27 |
| 2010 | #5,156 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,310 | 18 |
| 1990 | #6,844 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kodiak, counting every spelling?
Kodiak has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kodiak?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kodiak (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kodiak 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kodiak.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kodiak?
About 800 people born in the US named Kodiak are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Kodiak mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kodiak by state
How common Kodiak was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Kodiak: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kodiak, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kodiak
How popular is the name Kodiak?
Kodiak was the 3905th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 2595th; the most babies were born in 2019 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,730 places. More babies were named Kodiak in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kodiak a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kodiak in the US.
Where is Kodiak most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kodiak was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.