Given name
Kauai
“from the garden island”
Kauai is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the garden island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the garden island.”
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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kauai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 32 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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