Is Nainoa a boy or girl name?

Nainoa is a boy’s name. Of the 621 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nainoa

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Nainoa was most popular in 2002, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,542 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 621 people named Nainoa.

Nainoa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nainoa’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nainoa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nainoa is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 621 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 Nainoa

Where Nainoa is most concentrated

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

Hawaii 309.7×

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