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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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The name or namesake, in the documented original formation.
The Hawaiian etymology explicitly gives ka, the, plus inoa, name/namesake, and records historical use. It separately describes sea plus free-of-taboo as a later interpretation, rather than the original formation.
Hawaiian personal-name formation associated with naming after relatives or a family surname.
The Hawaiian etymology explicitly gives ka, the, plus inoa, name/namesake, and records historical use. It separately describes sea plus free-of-taboo as a later interpretation, rather than the original formation.
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Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2025 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 4513 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2024 | Girls | 5 | 15293 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 95 | 1708 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The Hawaiian etymology explicitly gives ka, the, plus inoa, name/namesake, and records historical use. It separately describes sea plus free-of-taboo as a later interpretation, rather than the original formation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Hawaiian etymology explicitly gives ka, the, plus inoa, name/namesake, and records historical use. It separately describes sea plus free-of-taboo as a later interpretation, rather than the original formation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
