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Koa

Koa is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
1,587 male / 165 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Koa

If you do not know Koa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Koa,” in English, “Guten Tag Koa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Koa,

German

Guten Tag Koa,

French

Bonjour Koa,

Spanish

Estimado/a Koa:

Chinese

Koa您好：

Japanese

Koa様

English

Hi Koa,

German

Hi Koa,

French

Salut Koa,

Spanish

Hola Koa,

Chinese

Koa你好：

Japanese

Koaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Koa by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name

United States birth data

1,587 male · 165 female · 1,752 births recorded

Male ≈ 90.6%Female ≈ 9.4%

Records from 1980–2017: 90.8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Koa a male or female name?

Koa is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Koa in an email?

If you do not know Koa’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Koa,” in English, “Guten Tag Koa,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Koa a unisex name?

Koa is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Koa a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/koa. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_koa,
  title  = {Is Koa a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/koa},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}