How Many People Are Named Kona?
An estimated 650 people in the United States have the first name Kona. It is used for both genders, with 64.2% male. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Kona peaked in popularity in 2012 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
650
About 1 in 527,314 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.2% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2012
39 births
Total Registered
659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kona
Kona is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.2%) and females (35.8%). Out of 659 total births registered, 423 were male and 236 were female.
Kona as a male name
Ranked #6,314 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (29 births)
Kona as a female name
Ranked #11,632 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (17 births)
Kona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kona span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 282 babies were registered. While Kona is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kona by Decade
How has Kona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kona by State
Kona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kona
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kona?
We estimate approximately 650 people named Kona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 527,314 Americans share this first name.
Is Kona a common name?
Kona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kona most popular?
Kona reached peak popularity in 2012, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kona is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kona a male name?
Kona is predominantly male. 64.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kona Smith, Kona Johnson, Kona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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