Pacific names
104 names across 2 traditions. Every name links to its own page: meaning, origin and, where the records allow it, a century of popularity.
Hawaiian and Samoan names, each in its own collection with the meaning and origin of every name, and two official records from the region: New Zealand and New South Wales, where Pacific names share the lists with the English classics.
On the records today
The official lists from this region, each with its own page. The names shown lead the latest list.
Most given in the United States, 2020 to 2025
- 1Kai28,730 births
- 2Leilani20,964 births
- 3Alana9,922 births
- 4Ana8,044 births
- 5Kailani7,322 births
- 6Talia6,556 births
- 7Malia6,533 births
- 8Koa6,128 births
- 9Kalani5,335 births
- 10Nalani3,381 births
- 11Keanu3,026 births
- 12Lina2,942 births
- 13Kiana2,183 births
- 14Kaleo975 births
- 15Kalea956 births
- 16Malaki891 births
- 17Ema847 births
- 18Makoa808 births
- 19Noelani730 births
- 20Keoni660 births
The names on this page that appear in Social Security records, ranked by births in 2020 to 2025. Names the records do not publish (spellings given to fewer than five babies a year) cannot appear here.
The collections
Every collection below is one tradition, with the meaning and origin of each name.