Kota Boy

How popular is Kota?

#1,826 boy name in 2025

87 baby boys were named Kota in the US in 2025, making it the 1826th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).

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1,196living people named Kota (est.)
8median age of people named Kota
1,205babies named Kota since 1880
1 in 30,985US babies born in 2025

Kota popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,826 for boys (▲ 216 from 2024)
Babies in 202587 boys, 20 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+142% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,148 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020
Peak year2023 (88 boys)
Highest rank#1,817 in 2023
First recorded1985
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)83% boys, 17% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Kota is most popular

Babies named Kota per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
  4. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Kota by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s5#6,517
1990s52#5,460
2000s188#2,990
2010s354#2,545
2020s448#1,817

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Questions

Is Kota a boy or girl name?
Kota is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Kota were boys.
How popular is the name Kota?
87 baby boys were named Kota in the US in 2025, making it the 1826th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
When was Kota most popular?
Kota peaked in 2023, when 88 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,817 in 2023.
How many people are named Kota?
1,205 babies have been named Kota in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,196 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Kota most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Kota was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.