Is Kanoa a boy or girl name?

Kanoa is a boy’s name. Of the 878 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Kanoa

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Kanoa was most popular in 2010, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,868 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 878 people named Kanoa.

Kanoa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanoa’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanoa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanoa is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 878 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% 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 Kanoa

Where Kanoa is most concentrated

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

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