Kealoha
Kealoha is a name and surname of Hawaiian origin. It comes from the Hawaiian word ke, meaning "the," and aloha, meaning "love." Its cognate in the Māori language is Te Aroha, which is also used as a given name.
- Hawaiian
Meaning & Origin of Kealoha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kealoha is a name and surname of Hawaiian origin. It comes from the Hawaiian word ke, meaning "the," and aloha, meaning "love." Its cognate in the Māori language is Te Aroha, which is also used as a given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hawaiian
The Story of Kealoha
As a girl name
Kealoha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 7 Kealohas were born — ranking #8,223 that year. As of 2026, Kealoha ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 43 Kealohas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kealoha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Kealohas were born — ranking #9,821 that year. As of 2026, Kealoha ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Kealohas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Kealoha
Kealoha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Kealoha's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Kealoha'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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