How Many People Are Named Kota?
An estimated 1,088 people in the United States have the first name Kota. It is used for both genders, with 87.4% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Kota peaked in popularity in 2023 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kota 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 Kota paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kota is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,088
About 1 in 315,032 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.4% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
100 births
Total Registered
1,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kota
Kota is predominantly male (87.4%), though 138 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kota as a male name
Ranked #2,045 in 2024
74 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (88 births)
Kota as a female name
Ranked #6,506 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (19 births)
Kota: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kota span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 428 babies were registered. Kota remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kota by Decade
How has Kota 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.
Kota by State
Birth registrations for Kota span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 32 Kotas were registered per state.
Kota + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kota as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kota
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kota: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kota?
We estimate approximately 1,088 people named Kota 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 315,032 Americans share this first name.
Is Kota a common name?
Kota is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kota most popular?
Kota reached peak popularity in 2023, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kota is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kota a male name?
Kota is predominantly male. 87.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kota Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kota Smith, Kota Johnson, Kota 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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