Kaipo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kah-EE-poh
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Kaipo is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “the sweetheart”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaipo mean?
Hawaiian: from ka 'the' + ipo 'sweetheart'
“the sweetheart”
Is Kaipo a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaipo is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaipo in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Kaipo in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaipo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Names like Kaipo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaleo, Kainoa, Kai, Koa, Keanu, Kekoa, Makoa, Keoni, Kailo, Nakoa, Makai, Nikolai
Names related to Kaipo
More Hawaiian names
Leilani, Kailani, Kalani, Nalani, Koah, Meilani, Kailany, Leilany, Laylani, Lani, Luana, Leylani, Lailani, Alakai, Kaelani, Noelani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaipo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaipo, updated 20 October 2026.