Given name & surname
Kealoha
“from the bright path”
Kealoha is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the bright path.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the bright path.”
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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kealoha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 53 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 14 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 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 248 as a first name in 2020; 1,056 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.
Kealoha’s family of names
Kealoha has a related form in Keeloha. Kealoha has a related form in Kieloha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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