Boys' name · since 1971
Kanoa
Kanoa has 867 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kanoa is the #4440 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 867 recorded since 1971.
Kanoa has 867 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4440 as of the latest data, more common than 68% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #5,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,440 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 867 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanoa ranks #5,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,440 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 867 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,616 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kanoa's 867 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kanoa compares
867 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Kanoa's all-time total is 135% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 867 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kanoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanoa's full recorded timeline at 2005, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanoa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kanoa popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2021 (Kanoa as girls' name)
Kanoa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (300 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Kanoa's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kanoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
300 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 300 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kanoa 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 Kanoa's total volume
Kanoa by state
Where Kanoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 283 | 32.6% |
| #2 | California | | 191 | 22.0% |
283 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kanoa's data
- Kanoa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (300 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kanoas (283 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kanoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1971–2025 (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 Kanoa 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.