boy's name
Kaikoa
ky-KOH-uh (Hawaiian)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 212
Kaikoa is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2003.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Kaikoa Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 97 |
How Popular Is Kaikoa?
In 2025, Kaikoa was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Kaikoa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Kaikoa Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaikoa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Kaikoa
- Hawaiian ky-KOH-uh
Sibling Names for Kaikoa
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Kaikoa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Kaikoa
How popular is the name Kaikoa?
In 2025, Kaikoa was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kaikoa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaikoa is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kaikoa?
Kaikoa has 3 syllables.
When was Kaikoa most popular?
Kaikoa peaked in 2024, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kaikoa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaikoa currently ranks #5,044 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.