Hawaiian Boy Names
From Kai and Koa to Keoni and Kawika, this collection includes Hawaiian vocabulary names and Hawaiian forms of international names. The boys’ designation follows the U.S. data shown here; several of these names are also used for girls.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Hawaiian word for sea, used as a name for more than one sex. | 3,768#93 | Steady | 2022 | ||
A Hawaiian name referring to coolness or a cool breeze. | 427#649 | Down 134 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
A Hawaiian word associated with bravery and the native koa tree. | 1,281#269 | Up 313 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A Hawaiian form of Charles, with separate uses in other languages. | 11#7,415 | Down 3,338 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
A Hawaiian form of John. | 72#2,067 | Down 274 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
A Hawaiian name also found in American birth records. | 95#1,716 | Up 142 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
A Hawaiian name formed with the word for voice. | 265#898 | Up 609 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with a brave person or warrior. | 61#2,296 | Up 39 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with bravery. | 191#1,119 | Up 987 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
A Hawaiian form of David. | 16#5,722 | Down 1,098 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
The Hawaiian word for strength, used as a given name. | 33#3,471 | Up 2,956 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
A Hawaiian name with sea and power elements; also the Hawaiian word for diamond. | 31#3,612 | Down 311 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A Hawaiian form of James. | —Unranked | — | 1981 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with a sweetheart. | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
A short form of Anakoni, the Hawaiian form of Anthony. | 12#6,817 | Up 1,284 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with goodness. | 6#11,326 | new | 2011 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with spiritual power. | 6#11,501 | Down 4,624 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
The Hawaiian form of the word captain, used as a name. | —Unranked | — | 1988 | ||
A Hawaiian name formed with the word aloha. | —Unranked | — | 2022 | ||
The name of a Hawaiian deity associated with agriculture and rainfall. | —Unranked | — | 2018 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.