Nakoa Boy
How popular is Nakoa?
#1,602 boy name in 2025
106 baby boys were named Nakoa in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Nakoa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,602 for boys (▼ 72 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 106 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+382% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #2,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (116 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,518 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nakoa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nakoa family of names ranked #1,314 for boys in 2025 (#1,286 the year before), with 117 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nakoa | 106 | 91% |
| Nakoah | 11 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nakoa is most popular
Babies named Nakoa per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 2.7 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Nakoa by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 | #4,401 |
| 1980s | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1990s | 41 | #6,489 |
| 2000s | 137 | #4,427 |
| 2010s | 319 | #1,953 |
| 2020s | 611 | #1,518 |
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Questions
- Is Nakoa a boy or girl name?
- Nakoa is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Nakoa were boys.
- How popular is the name Nakoa?
- 106 baby boys were named Nakoa in the US in 2025, making it the 1602nd most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Nakoa most popular?
- Nakoa peaked in 2023, when 116 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,518 in 2023.
- How many people are named Nakoa?
- 1,212 babies have been named Nakoa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,203 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Nakoa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nakoa was most common in Hawaii, at 2.7 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.