Kauã
Origin
Portuguese
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
from Tupi kaûã, traditionally glossed as hawk or falcon; a spelling sibling of Cauã and one of the indigenous revival names Brazilian parents embraced in the 2000s
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kauã has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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