Search names
Nainoa
OriginHawaiian
Meaning"the namesakes"
US Rank#4649
2025 SSA
About Nainoa
An uncommon elaboration on the popular Noa sound, this Hawaiian name was traditionally given as a third name where the first two names were honor names.
Pronounced ny-NOH-uh.
As of October 2026, Nainoa ranked #4649 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2866 for boys in 2002.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,884 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,915 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,384 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | #4,649 | 22 | 12.9 |
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