boy's name
Kainoa
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,711
Kainoa is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 95 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 105 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,899 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Kainoa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 357 |
| 2000s | 753 |
| 2010s | 877 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 545 |
How popular is Kainoa?
In 2025, Kainoa was given to 95 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kainoa is used
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 Kainoa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kainoa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kainoa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kainoa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kainoa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kainoa
How popular is the name Kainoa?
In 2025, Kainoa was given to 95 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kainoa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kainoa is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kainoa most popular?
Kainoa peaked in 2016, when 105 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kainoa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kainoa currently ranks #1,712 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.