Nekoda

#8,053 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Marked

Nekoda has been given to 250 babies in the U.S. since 1993. In 2025 it ranked #8,053 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2024, with 18 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 86% boys, 14% girls all-time.

Babies named Nekoda, 2025

1 in 332,000

Nekoda over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Nekoda over time

In 2025, Nekoda went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19832025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Nekoda: meaning, origin, and history

Marked

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Nekoda means

Nekoda means “marked”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 214 boys were recorded with the name Nekoda between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 18 in 2024; its best national rank was #5,375 in 2024.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #6,908 in 2020 to #8,053 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #6,207 in 2015 to #8,053 in 2025.

In the United States, 36 girls were recorded with the name Nekoda between 1983 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2016; its best national rank was #11,430 in 1983.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Nekoda?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 332,000; 10 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 171,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #8,053; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 229,791 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Nekoda sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 229,791 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Nekoda. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nekodas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Nekoda was born before 2014 — so the typical Nekoda is around 11 today.

Median birth year: 2014; About 11 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 47.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 94.4%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 214; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 47.7% of all recorded uses (102).

Is Nekoda rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −2,678; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −1,145; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −1,846; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.71×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 55.6%; Peak was 2024 (18)
Years since peak: 1; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,375; 2024

Spellings of Nekoda

Nekoda is not the most common spelling — Koda is, with 32.2% against Nekoda's 1.00%.

Koda32.2%6,919
Nikola16.0%3,444
Dakoda15.6%3,356
Kekoa9.6%2,053
Takoda8.3%1,790
Nakoa5.3%1,137
Neko4.7%1,001
Dekota3.9%845

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Nekoda by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,053
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 1,145
Best rank ever: #5,375; 2024
Peak year: 2024; 18 that year
First recorded: 1993
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 214
Count in 2025: 10

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #11,430; 1983
Peak year: 2016; 6 that year
First recorded: 1983
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 36
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Nekoda

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nekhi Lakoda Jakoda Neko Takoda Decoda Dacoda Nekia Nakoda Nekko Khoda Dekoda Dakoda Nekai Coda Zakoda Nektarios Oda Theoda Hakoda Rhoda Koda Joda

Sibling names for Nekoda

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Aaden Kale Evans Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah

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