US rank #8449 Boys' name Peak 1994 479 births

Kaipo — #8449 US boys' name

479 babies named Kaipo in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s531980s1061990s1122000s982010s722020s38
#8449
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Kaipo was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kaipo in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaipo

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Kaipo between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaipo currently holds the #8449 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaipo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaipo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 282 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaipo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaipo 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 479 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.

Kaipo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

479

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,449

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaipo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 202420172010200319961989198219751972 5

Kaipo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 23% of Kaipo's all-time total
1970s531980s1061990s1122000s982010s722020s38

Kaipo by state

Where Kaipo concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaipo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
282 58.9%
#2 California
5 1.0%
Hawaii share of Kaipo's total US births 58.9%
Even split

282 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaipo?
479 babies have been named Kaipo since 1972. It currently ranks #8449 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Kaipo most popular?
Kaipo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kaipo most popular?
The top states for the name Kaipo are Hawaii (282 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Kaipo been used?
Kaipo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaipo?
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.

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, 1972–2024 (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.