Unisex name · Hawaiian

Kaimana

How to say it: ky-MAH-nuh · /kaɪˈmɑnə/

Hawaiian 'kai' (sea) + 'mana' (power) meaning 'power of the sea' - traditional Hawaiian unisex name.

Kaimana was the 2,832nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 43 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,964 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,832for boys in 2025
1 in 77,101US babies
43born in 2025
#2,964projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kaimana
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,832
Babies born in 2025 (both sexes)43
Share of births1 in 77,101
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+23%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,964
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kaimana is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 15 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Kai
  • Mana

Honouring a Kaimana in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kaimana is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

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