The attractive, in the documented Hawaiian name tradition.
The exact Hawaiian name entry gives ke (the) plus ona (attractive), and also records use as a short form of compound names. This gloss describes the documented name formation, not a judgment of a child’s appearance or personality. It does not establish the intended meaning for every bearer or transfer Keoni’s John-derived history. The separate lexical ona entry records attracted/infatuated; it is not treated as independent confirmation of every shade of the name-entry gloss.
Origin
Hawaiian name formation; also a short form of Hawaiian compound names.
The exact Hawaiian entry records masculine and sometimes feminine given-name use, and cites nineteenth-century marriage-record occurrences. Its ke + ona analysis is distinct from similarly spelled Keoni and from any separate modern naming history. The cited archival records were not independently inspected in this review.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
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.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
16 · preliminary
1495
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
3436
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.
France
2011
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
5626
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.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
7
3333
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
50
3167
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2022
Boys
6
10863
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.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: Hawaiian
Checked against cited source
The exact Hawaiian entry documents given-name use. Language of use is separate from birth country, ethnicity, and a bearer’s preferred pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
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
Meaning: The attractive, in the documented Hawaiian name tradition.
Checked against cited source
The exact Hawaiian name entry gives ke (the) plus ona (attractive), and also records use as a short form of compound names. This gloss describes the documented name formation, not a judgment of a child’s appearance or personality. It does not establish the intended meaning for every bearer or transfer Keoni’s John-derived history. The separate lexical ona entry records attracted/infatuated; it is not treated as independent confirmation of every shade of the name-entry gloss. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
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
Pronunciation in the source language: Hawaiian: /keˈo.na/; [keˈjo.nə]
Checked against cited source
The reviewed Hawaiian entry records this phonemic form and phonetic realization. These are Hawaiian pronunciations; no English IPA or English respelling is inferred. A family may prefer another reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
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
Origin: Hawaiian name formation; also a short form of Hawaiian compound names.
Checked against cited source
The exact Hawaiian entry records masculine and sometimes feminine given-name use, and cites nineteenth-century marriage-record occurrences. Its ke + ona analysis is distinct from similarly spelled Keoni and from any separate modern naming history. The cited archival records were not independently inspected in this review. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
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
Related name: Keonaona
Checked against cited source
The exact Keona entry lists Keonaona as related and records compound-name shortening. Keonaona has its own fragrant/gentle element analysis; that full-name meaning is not assigned automatically to every Keona. This is a related-name link, not a claim that the names have identical meanings or pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
The lexical ke entry corroborates the definite article used in the exact name entry’s formation. It does not establish other naming traditions or an English pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
The lexical entry records attracted/infatuated alongside a separate possessive-pronoun sense. Only the attraction-related sense is relevant to this comparison; the name entry supplies its attractive gloss. Additional primary-dictionary corroboration remains desirable. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names. Exact spelling-specific popularity series remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
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.
