Koda is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2630 in 2023 with 67 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 80 births ranking #2289. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 23,920 girls born was named Koda. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Koda is a modern English name that Behind the Name says was at least partly inspired by the Brother Bear character. The source adds that the filmmakers apparently took it from the Lakota or Dakota word koda, meaning "friend" or "companion".
This is a recent pop-culture name rather than a long-standing mainstream English personal name. Its meaning is appealing and clear, but the source quite rightly presents the Native-language link with a little caution.