Kawika
Kawika is a Hawaiian name meaning "David".
Meaning & Origin of Kawika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kawika is a Hawaiian name meaning "David".
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The Story of Kawika
Kawika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 35 Kawikas were born — ranking #2,174 that year. As of 2026, Kawika ranks #6,396 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 1K Kawikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kawika
Kawika is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kawika's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,711. Use the chart and map above to compare Kawika'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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