boy's name
Kanoa
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 883
Kanoa is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2010, when 47 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Kanoa 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 | 21 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 268 |
| 2010s | 300 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 176 |
How popular is Kanoa?
In 2025, Kanoa was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kanoa 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 Kanoa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kanoa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kanoa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kanoa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kanoa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kanoa
How popular is the name Kanoa?
In 2025, Kanoa was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kanoa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanoa is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kanoa most popular?
Kanoa peaked in 2010, when 47 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Kanoa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kanoa currently ranks #4,414 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.