Koal

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Koal by the numbers

Koal was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Koal

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Koal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Koawarrior; a type of tree259 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kohleye cosmetic; antimony powder26 in the US (2017)
  • Kolvoice25 in the US (2017)
  • Kal54 in the US (2017)
  • Koah51 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Koan6 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Koal

Names that are said the same way as Koal, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Coal13 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Koal

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