Is Nakoa a boy or girl name?
Nakoa is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 114 boys were named Nakoa, so 9.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.2% of the 1,098 US babies named Nakoa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,537
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,769
- Babies named Nakoa since 1977
- 1,098
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Nakoa, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114 | #1,537 | 12 | #8,769 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,522 | 9 | #10,897 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1,716 | 10 | #10,173 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1,619 | 7 | #13,094 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,036 | 6 | #14,589 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,970 | 7 | #13,380 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,462 | 5 | #17,412 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,172 | 7 | #13,688 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,859 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,500 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,219 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,635 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,193 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,596 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,404 | 5 | #19,004 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,543 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,844 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,695 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,002 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,488 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,939 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,380 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,891 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,300 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,725 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,444 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,178 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,073 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,927 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,542 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,807 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,810 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,706 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,882 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,625 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nakoa reached #1,522 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #8,769 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.