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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Kota

Used in both girl and boy records

Kota appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Kota by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDKota as a girl’s nameUS records 1927–2024
#17648girl rank2021peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDKota as a boy’s nameUS records 1985–2024
#4557boy rank2023peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Kota in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201714 uses#783120172009–202010 listed years
Boy202053 uses#241620201985–202030 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.