Given name & surname
Kamaka
“having a handsome face”
Kamaka is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “having a handsome face.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “having a handsome face.”
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 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamaka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,953 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,953 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 404 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kamaka’s family of names
In Greek usage, Kamaka as a surname is a transliteration of Καμάκα.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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