Given name

Napua

“young woman of the flowers”

Napua is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “young woman of the flowers.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hawaiian interpretation is “young woman of the flowers.”

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

Napua through the years

Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
1979
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
01234198020002025Highest share 19790.0
Napua in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1979–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1979. 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.

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Napua, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hawaiian

Lakela

“a girly woman”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Lehua

Lehua is a feminine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Haunani

“of the heavenly dew”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

Pualani

“flower” · “sky”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

Puanani

“flower” · “beauty”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Meka

“of the eyes”

0Not recently recordedEasing

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Iwalani

“resembling a seagull in the sky”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Keikilani

“child” · “sky”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Napua’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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