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Kainoa

Kainoa is currently the #1708 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 95 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1975, Kainoa hit its all-time high of #1554 in 2005, when 90 boys were given the name. State by state, Hawaii leads the way at #56.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1708
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1554
in 2005 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
95
boys named Kainoa

Kainoa popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.003%0.005%0.006%18801900192019401960198020002020#1554 in 2005
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2005

Where Kainoa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NH—Washington: #529 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)WA#529Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025RI—Oregon: #529 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OR#529Nevada: #389 (7 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)NV#389Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025CT—California: #1011 (21 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1011Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025GA—Hawaii: #56 (14 boys, 0.48% of boys born 2025)HI#56Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025TX—Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Kainoa in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#56), Nevada (#389), Oregon (#529)

Uniqueness score

64/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kainoa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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