Kawhi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kuh-WY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Kawhi is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Kawhi mean?
Modern: modern American name of unclear origin
Known through American basketball star Kawhi Leonard.
Is Kawhi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kawhi 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 Kawhi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Kawhi, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 70 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kawhi than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Kawhi in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kawhi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,504 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,061 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
Names like Kawhi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa, Kailo, Kai, Makai, Kairo, Kaleo, Lakai, Kasai, Jakai, Kamazi, Kylo, Kaizen
Names related to Kawhi
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Kawhi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kawhi, updated 20 October 2026.