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Kainoa

Boy

Meaning of Kainoa: Hawaiian: 'the name'

Kainoa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1713th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1713

95 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,696

First recorded 1975 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 41 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 47 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 41 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 62 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 67 babies2003: 86 babies2004: 79 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 80 babies2007: 76 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 74 babies2010: 76 babies20102011: 77 babies2012: 84 babies2013: 84 babies2014: 88 babies2015: 92 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 92 babies2018: 86 babies2019: 93 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 90 babies2022: 75 babies2023: 101 babies2024: 104 babies2025: 95 babies
US babies named Kainoa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 105.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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