Given name
Hoku
“one who shines as bright as a star”
Hoku is used as a given name. One interpretation is “one who shines as bright as a star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “one who shines as bright as a star.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hoku through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hoku’s family of names
Hoku has a related form in Hokulani. Hoku has a related form in Hokulanea. Hoku has a related form in Hokulanee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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