Names / Unisex names
Kona
Current rank
#6,016
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,670
in 2012
First recorded
1963
in U.S. data
Children named
681
since 1963
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,670 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Surf-meets-snow contrast, but it works. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1963. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 681 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.