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Kaua
How to Pronounce Kaua
Pronounced KOW-ah /ˈkaʊ.ə/Medium
Meaning: Kaua travels two honest routes. In Hawaiian it is linked to words for rain and shower. In Brazil, Kaua (accented Kaua) comes from the Tupi-Guarani for a hawk or falcon and is a widely used boy's name. The routes are uncertain, which we note, and it is written here TTS-safely without accents.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kaua is used along two lines. In Hawaii it is connected to words for rain and shower. In Brazil, Kaua (accented Kaua) descends from the Tupi-Guarani word for a hawk or sparrowhawk and became a popular boy's name. In the United States it appears in birth records mainly in the two-thousands, and the routes are uncertain, which we note.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high in the mid two-thousands, so a Kaua from that peak is in his late teens today. It reads as a short, nature-linked name with Pacific and Brazilian threads.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kaua mean?
In Hawaiian it is linked to rain; in Brazil, Kaua comes from the Tupi for 'hawk.' Routes uncertain.
How do you pronounce Kaua?
It's said KOW-ah /ˈkaʊ.ə/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Kaua a boy or girl name?
Kaua is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Kaua?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.