Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nainoa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nainoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 621
- 621 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,649 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,649 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2002. In 2025, Hawaii had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 491 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.
Nainoa’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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