Coda
How to say it: KOH-duh · /ˈkoʊdə/
From Italian musical term meaning 'tail' - denotes the concluding passage, modern word name.
Coda was the 393rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 60 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #266 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #393 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 60 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,008 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.4 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #266 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Coda is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Coda is about 1 in 167.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Italian.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Good to know
- CODA, the 2021 film about a child of deaf adults, won the Academy Award for Best Picture; the acronym-title is now the name's dominant cultu
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