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Hawaiian names - Baby names with the origin Hawaiian

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ka-Malu The shelter; protection, shade, or refuge Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Mea-Io-Makamae The precious/beloved person associated with ʻIo (the sacred Hawaiian hawk/deity). Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Mealoha The beloved; the loving one (literally 'the love') Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Nai-Aupuni Likely "the nation's leader" or "guardian of the nation" (Ka = "the", Aupuni = "nation/government"; Nai likely related to leadership/guide). Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Nani The beautiful / the beauty (ka = the, nani = beautiful) Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Nani-Mau-Loa The everlasting beauty Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Nani-O-Kuu-Home The beauty of my home Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Noa The free one / freedom Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Noe-Lani The heavenly mist; dew of heaven Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Noe-Lehua The mist of the lehua (refers to mist/dew around the lehua flower) Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Ohu The mist - mist, fog, or vapor Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Ohu-Lani “the mist of the heavens” (literally: the mist/cloud of the sky/heaven) Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Opua The cloud; rain cloud Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Pio-Lani The arch of heaven Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Pono 'the righteous one' - from ka ('the') + pono ('righteousness, goodness, balance, integrity') Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Pua "the flower" or "the blossom" Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Puni From ka ('the') + puni ('to encircle, to fill, to be round'); roughly 'the enclosed' or 'the complete' Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Uhane "the spirit" or "the soul" Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Ui Likely from Hawaiian elements 'Ka' (the) + 'ui' (beauty, beloved) - 'the beloved' or 'the beautiful'. Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Ui-O-Na-Lani Beautiful one of the heavens Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Wai Cantonese: depends on Chinese characters - commonly 家偉 ('family/home' + 'great' = 'family greatness') or 嘉偉 ('excellent' + 'great'). Hawaiian: 'ka wai' = 'the water'. Cantonese, Hawaiian Boy
Ka-Wai-Lani The waters of heaven (Ka = the, wai = water/waters, lani = heaven/sky/royal) Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Wai-Lehua ‘The water of the lehua’ - from ka (the) + wai (water) + lehua (native Hawaiian flower). Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Wehi The adornment; ornament; decorated, beautiful Hawaiian Unisex
Ka-Wehi-O-Na-Pua The adornment/beauty of the flowers Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Welo Name of a legendary Hawaiian figure/chief. 'ka' = 'the'; 'Welo' is a personal name - exact literal meaning uncertain. Hawaiian Boy
Ka-Wena The radiant one; warmth, glow Hawaiian Girl
Ka-Wohi-Ku-Kapu-Lani Compound Hawaiian name roughly meaning 'the sacred standing one of heaven' or 'the sacred chief of the heavens'. Hawaiian Unisex
Kaahu-manu Guardian of birds (kahu = guardian/caretaker, manu = bird) Hawaiian Unisex
Kaahumanu The feathered cloak (cloak of birds) Hawaiian Girl
Kaalani Likely from Hawaiian elements ka ('the') + lani ('heaven, sky, royal'); commonly interpreted as 'the heavens' or 'royal/heavenly one'. Hawaiian Unisex
Kaea Likely derived from Hawaiian 'Kea' (associated with 'white' or 'bright'); also used as a modern given name English, Hawaiian Unisex
Kaelea Bright, clear; joy or happiness Hawaiian Girl
Kaeleolani Likely from Hawaiian elements ka ('the') + leo ('voice') + lani ('heaven, royal'); often rendered 'voice of heaven' or 'heavenly/royal voice'. Hawaiian Girl
Kaeohi Uncertain - rare name; literal meaning is unclear or not well-documented in Hawaiian sources Hawaiian Girl
Kaeola Life; the life, health or well-being Hawaiian Boy
Kaha'iokalani Pursuer/chaser of the heavens (heaven-seeker) Hawaiian Unisex
Kaha'iulani Likely "the royal/heavenly one" (contains lani = heaven/royal) Hawaiian Girl
Kahai Uncertain. Possibly from Hawaiian elements 'ka' ('the') + 'hai' (possibly 'to call' or 'to send'), suggesting 'the caller' or 'messenger'. Could also be a variant of 'Kahi' ('one, single') or related to 'Kai' (sea). Hawaiian, Polynesian Unisex
Kahalaomapuana Likely 'the hala (pandanus) of Mapuana' - i.e., Mapuana's hala/tree; Mapuana itself conveys a sense of a fragrant blossom. Hawaiian Girl
Kahale The house; the home Hawaiian Unisex
Kahalea Of Hawaiian origin; exact meaning is uncertain. Likely formed from Hawaiian elements (ka + hale/lea) and can be interpreted loosely as "the joyful/pleasant house" or "house of Lea." Hawaiian Girl
Kahanu Possibly 'breath' or 'life' in Hawaiian; also attested as a Hawaiian place name (Kahanu Garden, Maui). Hawaiian Unisex
Kahealani'i From kahea (to call) + lani (heaven/sky, royal) - "the heavens call" or "called by heaven" Hawaiian Girl
Kahealaniokalani Hawaiian: the heavenly call of the chief (literally 'the call of heaven of Kalani') Hawaiian Girl
Kahealaniokamalama The heavenly call of the moon (called by the moon's light) Hawaiian Girl
Kahealaniokamaluhilani Likely 'the heavenly call' or 'called by heaven' - built from kahea ('to call') + lani ('heaven/royal'), with additional elements (o, kama, luhilani) indicating 'of/the child' or other descriptive heavenly element. Hawaiian Girl
Kahealaniokamaluohia Approximately "the heavenly call of shelter/protection" (a compound name evoking a call from the heavens to protect or shelter). Hawaiian Girl
Kahi'i Derived from Hawaiian elements meaning 'one' or 'to strike'; often rendered as 'the striking/strong one' or 'the one'. Hawaiian Boy
Kahi'okalani Place of the heavens Hawaiian Unisex

Hawaiian name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hawaiian-origin name in our dataset.

905
Names in this origin
11
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
31,373
Peak year 2021