Kanaloa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kah-nah-LOH-ah
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Kanaloa is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Kanaloa mean?
Hawaiian: name of a Hawaiian god
Kanaloa is one of the four great gods of traditional Hawaiian religion, associated with the ocean.
Is Kanaloa a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanaloa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kanaloa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 175% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Kanaloa, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Kanaloa in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanaloa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
Names like Kanaloa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa Kainoa Makoa Kaleo Nakoa Kai Kekoa Kailo Keanu Lakai Makai Alakai
More Hawaiian names
Leilani Kailani Kalani Nalani Koah Meilani Kailany Leilany Laylani Lani Luana Leylani Lailani Kaelani Noelani Ohana
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, “Kanaloa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanaloa, updated 20 October 2026.