Kaimana
Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency. The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy had 12,416 inhabitants.
Meaning & Origin of Kaimana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency. The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy had 12,416 inhabitants.
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The Story of Kaimana
As a girl name
Kaimana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Kaimanas were born — ranking #5,978 that year. As of 2026, Kaimana ranks #8,129 for girls with 12 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 178 Kaimanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kaimana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 44 Kaimanas were born — ranking #2,870 that year. As of 2026, Kaimana ranks #3,079 for boys with 40 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 1K Kaimanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaimana
Kaimana is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kaimana's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,811. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaimana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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