Science, department, or academic branch
Khoa is a Vietnamese name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese word for 'department' or 'subject of study.' It historically refers to the academic examinations used to select candidates for the state bureaucracy, symbolizing scholarship and intellectual achievement.
Less common today
Khoa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,920 in 1993.
Vietnamese-Australian film director and screenwriter
Popular YouTube personality and content creator
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).