Unisex name · since 1984

Kaimana

1,010 babies named Kaimana in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,111 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,615 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,010
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade

1,010 babies have been named Kaimana since 1984, making it today's #3615 unisex name.

Kaimana has 1,010 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3615 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.

  • #5,111 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,615 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,010 born since 1984
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaimana ranks #5,111 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,615 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,010 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,111 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,615 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,010
born since 1984
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74%
Kaimana vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaimana's 1,010 recorded births place it above 88.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

How Kaimana compares

1,010 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Kaimana's all-time total is 174% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaimana Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,010 369 358,536
Peak-year births 44 34 22,252

Kaimana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaimana splits its recorded history at 2006: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaimana popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
44
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
01020304050 198419911996200120062011201620212025 31

Kaimana popularity over time - girls

166 total births recorded since 1999 (Kaimana as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 166 births
0510152025 1999200420082016201920232025 12

Kaimana by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (330 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Kaimana's strongest decade.

330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Kaimana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 330 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kaimana compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kaimana's total volume

Kaimana vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 10.1%-113, 2.3%-66, 5.1%-75, 3%-91, 2.4%-51, 5%-34, 6%-45, 8%-19, 12.5%-115, 3.2%-29, 6%-54, 6.3%-113, 3.2%-8, 18.8%-50, 8.3%Kaimana-42, 4.4%Kaimana
Kaimana vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Kaimana by state

Where Kaimana concentrates geographically, total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaimana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
565 55.9%
#2 California
74 7.3%
#3 Washington
11 1.1%
#4 Nevada
5 0.5%
#5 Oregon
5 0.5%
Hawaii share of Kaimana's total US births 55.9%
Even split

565 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaimana?
Kaimana has been given to 1,010 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,111 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,615 of 13,930. 44 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Kaimana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaimana ranks #5,111 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,615 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaimana most popular?
Kaimana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 330 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kaimana most popular?
The top states for the name Kaimana are Hawaii (565 births), California (74 births), Washington (11 births).
Is Kaimana a unisex name?
Yes, Kaimana is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,010 births, and as a girl's name it has 166 births.
How long has the name Kaimana been used?
Kaimana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kaimana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kai, Kaiden, Kairo, Kaison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Kaimana's data

  • Kaimana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (330 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Hawaii records the most Kaimanas (565 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kaimana

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaimana

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaimana

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaimana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaimana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.