Koah
Boy · KO-a · Hawaiian
Koah is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “brave, warrior; koa tree”. In 2025 it ranked 675th for boys in the UK (59 babies) and 912th for boys in the US (260 babies).
What does Koah mean?
Hawaiian: spelling of Koa
“brave, warrior; koa tree”
Spelling of Koa, Hawaiian for brave or warrior and the name of the native koa tree.
- Say it
- KO-a
Is Koah a girl's or a boy's name?
Koah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 59 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 260 boys in the US.
How popular is Koah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 5,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the UK were named Koah, making it the 675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th.
2025 had the most boys named Koah of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Koah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 365 boys in the UK were given Koah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #675 for this spelling alone.
- Koa 306
- Koah 59
Among boys in 2025, it was 697th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Koah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #675 |
| 2024 | 39 | #881 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 35 | #960 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
How popular is Koah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #912among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 260about 1 in 6,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 285% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 260 boys in the US were named Koah, making it the 912th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,962nd. It first appears in the records in 2005. 51 girls were also named Koah in 2025 (3,130th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most boys named Koah of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Koah in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,558 boys in the US were given Koah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #248, up from #912 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 16% of the babies named Koah in the US were girls.
Koah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 260 | #912 |
| 2024 | 201 | #1,082 |
| 2023 | 197 | #1,088 |
| 2022 | 147 | #1,296 |
| 2021 | 76 | #1,963 |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,962 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Koah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kai Kairo Keanu Ozzy Kylo Kenzo Huxley Lochlan Kyro Albie Rowan Bodhi
Other spellings of Koah
More Hawaiian names
Leilani Kailani Kalani Nalani Makai Meilani Kailany Leilany Laylani Kaleo Lani Luana Leylani Lailani Makoa Nakoa