Nakoa
Nakoa was the 1606th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 106 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1524th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,895 places. More babies were named Nakoa in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,606 boys, up 432 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 106boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,212babies recorded
Nakoa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,788 | #1,606 | 7 | 106 |
| 2020 | #14,596 | #2,038 | 6 | 70 |
| 2010 | #19,007 | #5,404 | 5 | 17 |
| 2000 | — | #4,726 | — | 16 |
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| 1980 | — | #4,810 | — | 8 |
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How popular is Nakoa, counting every spelling?
Nakoa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,416 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,606 for Nakoa on its own. Together these spellings went to 117 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakoa | 106 | #1,606 | 541 |
| Nakoah | 11 | #7,528 | 48 |
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 Nakoa?
106 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nakoa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nakoa 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 79 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nakoa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nakoa?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Nakoa are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Nakoa 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.
Nakoa by state
How common Nakoa was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (43.2×), California (1.7×). In 42 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 Nakoa: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nakoa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nakoa
How popular is the name Nakoa?
Nakoa was the 1606th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 106 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1524th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,895 places. More babies were named Nakoa in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nakoa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Nakoa in the US.
Where is Nakoa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nakoa was most common in Hawaii (2.70 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Colorado.