Koa vs Zayd
Koa and Zaydcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Koa was ranked #169 and Zayd #478 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Koa was ranked #206 and Zayd #201 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Koa was ranked #286 and Zayd #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Koa and Zayd over time
Koa and Zayd appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Koa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Zayd in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Koa #206 in 2024, Zayd #201 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2004–2024
Koa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Zayd in 14.
Highest recorded here: Koa #206 in 2024, Zayd #201 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Koa #206, Zayd #201.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2014–2025
Koa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Zayd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Koa #252 in 2024, Zayd #402 in 2025.
The order changed in 2018: Koa moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #715 and #715; by 2018 that had become #435 and #749.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Koa #286, Zayd #402.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Koa | Zayd |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A genuine cross-language homonym rather than one shared name. In Maori, Te Aka records two distinct words spelled 'koa': a grammatical particle, and separately a word for 'to be glad, joyful' / 'happiness'. Separately, in Hawaiian, the name means 'warrior' (also the name of the koa tree). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Maori and Hawaiian (unrelated homonyms) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoa/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Koa has a recorded origin (Maori and Hawaiian (unrelated homonyms)); Zayd does not have one recorded yet.
- Koa and Zayd both have 1 syllable.
- A meaning is recorded for Koa; Zayd doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Koa
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2021–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Zayd
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys