US rank #9210 Boys' name Peak 2011 205 births

Kapono — #9210 US boys' name

205 babies named Kapono in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s252000s832010s662020s13
#9210
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kapono was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kapono in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kapono

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Kapono between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kapono currently holds the #9210 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kapono performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kapono shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kapono in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kapono 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 205 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.

Kapono at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

205

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2011

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,210

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kapono popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
15
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20242016201120072003199719821981 7

Kapono by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
83 births that decade — 40% of Kapono's all-time total
1980s181990s252000s832010s662020s13

Kapono by state

Where Kapono concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kapono
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
57 27.8%
Hawaii share of Kapono's total US births 27.8%

57 of 205 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kapono?
205 babies have been named Kapono since 1981. It currently ranks #9210 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 15 births.
When was Kapono most popular?
Kapono was most popular in the 2000s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kapono most popular?
The top states for the name Kapono are Hawaii (57 births).
How long has the name Kapono been used?
Kapono has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kapono?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kapri, Kapil, Kap, Kapena, 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, 1981–2024 (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.