Hawaiian Names
Hawaiian names connect with family, language, the natural world, and personal circumstances. This collection brings together vocabulary names and Hawaiian forms of familiar names, with unaccented spellings matching the U.S. birth records.
| 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 combining lei and lani. | 3,792#60 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A Hawaiian form of Maria. | 872#349 | Down 90 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
A Hawaiian form of the name Lily. | 315#859 | Up 295 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A Hawaiian name formed with the words for sea and sky. | 1,215#253 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
A Hawaiian name formed from the words for the heavens. | 800#387 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
A Hawaiian name referring to coolness or a cool breeze. | 427#649 | Down 134 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
A Hawaiian name referring to the heavens. | 754#414 | Up 179 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
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 name associated with enjoyment and relaxation. | 110#1,827 | Up 161 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with joy. | 185#1,224 | Up 178 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
A Hawaiian name with mist and heavenly elements. | 109#1,842 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
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 form of Mary; mele is also the word for a song. | 13#8,177 | Down 733 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
A Hawaiian form of James. | —Unranked | — | 1981 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with a path. | 11#9,158 | Up 1,534 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
The Hawaiian word associated with beauty, used as a name. | 25#5,185 | Down 565 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
The Hawaiian word for Moon, also used as a personal name. | 38#3,875 | Up 831 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The Hawaiian name of the blossom of the ohia tree. | 9#10,545 | Down 583 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
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 the rose. | 8#11,502 | new | 2005 | ||
A Hawaiian name associated with spiritual power. | 6#11,501 | Down 4,624 rank positions in five years | 2024 |
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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.