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“Warrior, brave” — Hawaiian origin
Girl's name · #1588 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Koa reached its best rank, #1566, in 2024 and ranked #1588 in 2025. About 850 girls have carried it since 1979. About 90% of babies named Koa in recent years have been boys. Together with its spelling variant Koah (#3150), Koa would rank around #1229 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Koa and Koah.
Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Ahlani · Koi · Zoha · Kylani · Klani · Kai
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