Kaomi
Kaomi Moe was the mōʻi kuʻi, aupuni kuʻi of the Kingdom of Hawaii with his aikāne King Kamehameha III from 1832 to 1834. He is noted for his resistance to missionary influences in favor of a nation that retained its Hawaiian character, and for his roles in promoting literacy and in perpetuating hula and indigenous medical practices.
Meaning & Origin of Kaomi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaomi Moe was the mōʻi kuʻi, aupuni kuʻi of the Kingdom of Hawaii with his aikāne King Kamehameha III from 1832 to 1834. He is noted for his resistance to missionary influences in favor of a nation that retained its Hawaiian character, and for his roles in promoting literacy and in perpetuating hula and indigenous medical practices.
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The Story of Kaomi
Kaomi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 88 Kaomis were born — ranking #2,143 that year. As of 2026, Kaomi ranks #2,178 for baby girls with 87 births, rising sharply (+380% over the past five years). In total, more than 371 Kaomis 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 Kaomi
Kaomi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 371 births in the dataset. Kaomi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,143. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaomi'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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