Is Kainoa a boy or girl name?
Kainoa is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 98 boys were named Kainoa, so 4.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 2,600 US babies named Kainoa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,698
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,345
- Babies named Kainoa since 1975
- 2,600
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 105 babies
Boys and girls named Kainoa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 118 | 12 | 9.2% |
| 1990s | 347 | 10 | 2.8% |
| 2000s | 748 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 877 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 436 | 13 | 2.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 | #1,698 | 5 | #16,345 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,878 | 8 | #11,604 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 93 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,573 | 5 | #16,982 |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 62 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,077 | 5 | #14,164 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,283 | 5 | #13,971 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,429 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,160 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,032 | 6 | #9,655 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,735 | 6 | #9,602 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,725 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,121 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kainoa reached #1,563 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #9,602 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kainoa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.