Is Kainalu a boy or girl name?

Kainalu is a boy’s name. Of the 667 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kainalu

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Kainalu was most popular in 2003, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,900 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 667 people named Kainalu.

Kainalu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kainalu’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kainalu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kainalu is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 667 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kainalu

Where Kainalu is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Hawaii 314.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org