KoaName meaning, origin and popularity
Koa is a boy’s name of Hawaiian origin. Its traditional meaning is “brave, warrior, the koa tree”.
Koa at a glance
- Meaning
- brave, warrior, the koa tree
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 3
- First letter
- K
- NSW rank 2025
- #50 for boys
How popular is Koa in Australia?
In 2025, Koa was number 50 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 144 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 84. Its highest rank for boys was number 50 in 2025, and it has been in the top 100 in 5 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | – | – | #84 | #50 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Koa
Other Hawaiian names for boys (including unisex names):
- MakanaHawaiian
- NoheaHawaiian
- AkoniHawaiian
- HokuHawaiian
- IkaikaHawaiian
- IolanaHawaiian
- KaiHawaiian
- KainoaHawaiian
- KalaniHawaiian
- KanoaHawaiian
- KawikaHawaiian
- KeanuHawaiian
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