Keawe
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku was the king of Hawaiʻi Island in the late 17th century. He was the great-grandfather of Kamehameha I, the first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Meaning & Origin of Keawe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku was the king of Hawaiʻi Island in the late 17th century. He was the great-grandfather of Kamehameha I, the first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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The Story of Keawe
Keawe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Keawes were born — ranking #6,889 that year. As of 2026, Keawe ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 143 Keawes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Keawe
Keawe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 143 births in the dataset. Keawe's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Keawe'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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