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Nakoa

As of 2025, Nakoa ranks #1602 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 106 boys received the name that year. It has climbed from #2024 to #1602 over the past five years. SSA records for Nakoa go back to 1977; the peak came in 2023 at #1518, with 116 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Hawaii, where it ranks #180 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1602
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1518
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
106
boys named Nakoa

Nakoa popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.005%0.007%18801900192019401960198020002020#1518 in 2023
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Nakoa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NH—Washington: #737 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#737Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025CT—California: #1085 (19 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1085Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025UT—Colorado: #626 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#626Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025DE—Arizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: #180 (6 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)HI#180Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Nakoa in 2025TX—Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#180), Colorado (#626), Washington (#737)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Nakoa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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