Boy’s name · Hawaiian

Kekoa

How to say it: keh-KOH-uh · /ˌkeˈkoʊə/

From Hawaiian 'ke koa' meaning 'the brave one, warrior' - traditional masculine name.

Kekoa was the 1,816th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,761 by 2030.

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

#1,816for boys in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
61born in 2025
#1,761projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kekoa
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,816
Babies born in 202561
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−13%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,761

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 36 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Koa
  • Keko

Honouring a Kekoa in the family

In the classroom

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

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