How Many People Are Named Koa Garcia?

There are approximately 27 people named Koa Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Koa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

27

1 in 12,694,605 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Koa: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Koa. The peak year was 2024 with 1,281 births. The average person named Koa today is 7 years old.

Male
Female
0 256 512 769 1K 1K 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Koa

In the 2020 Census, the first name Koa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (32.80%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (26.75%) and Hispanic (20.87%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Koa in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Koa rose or fell over time.

White
32.80%
Black
4.81%
Hispanic
20.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander
13.62%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.16%
Two or More Races
26.75%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
5.70%
Black
0.55%
Hispanic
91.20%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.64%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.49%
Two or More Races
0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Koa" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Koa are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 27 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Koa Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Koa Garcia?

We estimate approximately 27 people named Koa Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Koa is shared by 7,070 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Koa Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans. The first name Koa is rare and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Koa a male or female name?

Koa is predominantly male, with 90.0% of bearers being male and 10.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 7 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Koa?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Koa was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (32.80%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (26.75%) and Hispanic (20.87%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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