Given name
Kaipo
Kaipo is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who embraces others; a sweetheart Каурo, Каеро, Каро.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who embraces others; a sweetheart Каурo, Каеро, Каро.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaipo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 479
- 479 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 436 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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