Kainoa
Kainoa was the 1716th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1563rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (105). Over the last ten years it has moved down 19 places. More babies were named Kainoa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,716 boys, up 142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,696babies recorded
Kainoa popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 40 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,716 | 95 |
| 2020 | #1,858 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,892 | 76 |
| 2000 | #1,772 | 62 |
| 1990 | #4,283 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,734 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kainoa, counting every spelling?
Kainoa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,494 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,716 for Kainoa on its own. Together these spellings went to 107 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kainoa | 95 | #1,716 | 452 |
| Kainoah | 12 | #6,997 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kainoa?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kainoa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kainoa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kainoa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kainoa?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Kainoa are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Kainoa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kainoa by state
How common Kainoa was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (78.8×), Washington (5.4×), California (2.2×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kainoa: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kainoa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kainoa
How popular is the name Kainoa?
Kainoa was the 1716th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1563rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (105). Over the last ten years it has moved down 19 places. More babies were named Kainoa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kainoa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kainoa in the US.
Where is Kainoa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kainoa was most common in Hawaii (4.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Nevada.