Kona
32% girls · 68% boys
About Kona
Kona is strongly associated with the Kona coffee of Hawaii. The Hawaiian word kona means "leeward" or "dry side of the island," and Kona districts are where Kona coffee is grown. It's a unisex name in Hawaii, with an appealing simple, strong sound.
Kona for girls#12580 US
In Old Norse kona means "woman" or "wife". It has now fallen out of use as a name in the Nordic countries, but was particularly popular in southern Greenland.
Kona for boys#6016 US
The Hawaiian word kona means "leeward" or "dry side of the island," and Kona districts are where Kona coffee is grown.
In the age of strong A-ending boy names like Noah, Judah, Asa and Koa, this multicultural name feels cool and fresh right now. As well as its directional Hawaiian meaning, Kona is also used in Fiji as a variant of the Irish name Connor, now a proper Fijian name in its own right.
Pronounced KO-na.
As of October 2026, Kona ranked #12580 for girls and #6016 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6217 for girls in 1963 and #3670 for boys in 2012.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,816 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,679 | 21 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,791 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Kona for girls
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