Name Legacy

Names unique to Hawaii

The most distinctive Hawaii baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive Hawaii names were Hina and Nainoa. Across the whole record it is Sueko and Alika.

Unique Hawaii names in 2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Hina9211×Nainoa12218×
2Mahina13180×Kaimana10191×
3Anuhea7158×Makana9174×
4Anela17155×Laakea9174×
5Kailea14150×Kaikoa7130×
6Halia14145×Laiku7130×
7Tehani6121×Kiai7130×
8Olena6121×Kanai7130×
9Hulali575×Kanaloa6100×
10Kalena755×Haloa6100×
11Makena746×Nalu6100×
12Tiare538×Kainoa1455×
13Kalea1226×Kekoa951×
14Maile525×Makaio746×
15Emi1824×Reef832×
16Maila523×Makoa1221×
17Naia712×Kyzen620×
18Kalia911×Sione519×
19Mika610×Alakai719×
20Aila1110×Kolten918×
21Coco58×Hayze514×
22Nami67×Noa1012×
23Kaila57×Kaito511×
24Kailani247×Nakoa610×
25Kaia297×Hezekiah188×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

DecadeGirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1910sYoshie92370×Masaichi52346×
1920sMitsue192269×Seichi89273×
1930sSueko68240×Mitsuo55208×
1940sMaile37204×Kimo656×
1950sRaynette63232×Kimo21163×
1960sRaynette65213×Kimo44192×
1970sTiare62222×Kawika101201×
1980sMahealani70230×Ikaika191215×
1990sMahealani82273×Ikaika143245×
2000sTehani132352×Kainalu209302×
2010sMahina133356×Kainalu92291×
2020sMahina98339×Kaikoa35313×

All years, 1910–2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Sueko228299×Alika421272×
2Tehani266297×Kainalu458270×
3Harue187294×Keola342268×
4Yoshie309294×Nainoa405264×
5Mitsue298294×Kaipo282264×
6Hatsue174293×Kamuela211263×
7Sumie168292×Ikaika562260×
8Fusae167292×Keoki168258×
9Yukie166291×Reyn144254×
10Kamalani163291×Laakea144254×
11Kehaulani160290×Makana284253×
12Kahealani199289×Masaichi136253×
13Tsuruko143287×Seichi135253×
14Kikue236287×Kahiau133252×
15Matsue137286×Kealii127251×
16Nanea126284×Kaeo172250×
17Kimie208283×Kawika686249×
18Fumie161282×Kaulana111247×
19Raynette164281×Kelii102245×
20Lilinoe105278×Isami100244×
21Mahina364278×Keahi142244×
22Lehua96275×Yoshito139243×
23Kuuipo92274×Lopaka93242×
24Malie91273×Kalai91242×
25Mahealani309272×Kaimana565239×

Explore further

See Hawaii on the interactive map

Most popular names in Hawaii

Names unique to other states

About · Privacy · Contact
Multipliers compare each name’s share of Hawaii births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org