US rank #4810 Boys' name Peak 2024 137 births

Kainoah — #4810 US boys' name

137 babies named Kainoah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s462020s63
#4810
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kainoah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

21 babies were named Kainoah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kainoah

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Kainoah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kainoah currently holds the #4810 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kainoah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kainoah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kainoah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kainoah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 137 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kainoah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

137

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2024

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,810

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kainoah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
21
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 202420222020201820142010200720032001 5

Kainoah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
63 births that decade — 46% of Kainoah's all-time total
2000s282010s462020s63

Kainoah by state

Where Kainoah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kainoah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 9.5%
California share of Kainoah's total US births 9.5%

13 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kainoah?
137 babies have been named Kainoah since 2001. It currently ranks #4810 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 21 births.
When was Kainoah most popular?
Kainoah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kainoah most popular?
The top states for the name Kainoah are California (13 births).
How long has the name Kainoah been used?
Kainoah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kainoah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.