Given name

Kaimana

“diamond”

Kaimana is a masculine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kaimana goes back to a word meaning “diamond.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Kaimana comes from Hawaiian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kaimana through the years

Babies since 1880
1,176
1,010 boys · 166 girls
Most popular year
2022
64 babies
2025
43
#3,613 for boys · #8,601 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+22%
Rising
Boys Girls
010203020002025Highest share 2022Boys 18Girls 7.5
Kaimana in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inHawaii
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Hawaii (10).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,613 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Hawaii had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 803 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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