Kawika
Kawika was the 5724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1737th; the most babies were born in 1992 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,493 places. More babies were named Kawika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,724 boys, down 1,096 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,218babies recorded
Kawika popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,724 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,628 | 21 |
| 2010 | #3,499 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,691 | 16 |
| 1990 | #2,239 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,833 | 31 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kawika, counting every spelling?
Kawika has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kawika?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kawika (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kawika 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kawika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kawika?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Kawika are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 16 and 40. That makes Kawika 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.
Kawika by state
How common Kawika was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Kawika: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kawika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kawika
How popular is the name Kawika?
Kawika was the 5724th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1737th; the most babies were born in 1992 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,493 places. More babies were named Kawika in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kawika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kawika in the US.
Where is Kawika most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kawika was most common in Hawaii (1.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.