Keauna
A feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning "the one" or "only one".
Name Census estimates that about 333 living Americans carry the first name Keauna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keauna today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keauna births was 1996 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keauna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Keauna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
333
~ 1 in 1,029,292 Americans
Peak year
1996
29 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2014 SSA rank
#15,614
Tracked since 1980
Census
Keauna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 303 people with the first name Keauna, which placed it at #29,290 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,290
National first-name rank
People counted
303
303 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
61.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Keauna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keauna is Black at 61.1%. The next largest groups are White (18.2%) and Two or More Races (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Keauna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Keauna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American61.1% · 185
- White18.2% · 55
- Two or more races10.9% · 33
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.0% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
Popularity
Keauna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keauna from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 163 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keauna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keauna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keaunas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Keauna
The given name Keauna has its origins in the Hawaiian language and culture, with roots dating back to the early 19th century. Derived from the Hawaiian words "ke" meaning "the" and "auna" meaning "fragrance" or "aroma," the name likely refers to the sweet-smelling flowers and plants native to the Hawaiian Islands.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Keauna can be found in the Hawaiian language newspapers and documents from the 1830s and 1840s. During this time, the Hawaiian language was undergoing a process of standardization, and names like Keauna were being documented and recorded.
While the name Keauna does not appear to have any direct references in ancient Hawaiian chants or religious texts, its meaning and connection to the natural world align with the traditional Hawaiian belief system, which revered and celebrated the beauty of the islands and their flora.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a few notable individuals bore the name Keauna. Keauna Kahalekini was a Hawaiian musician and composer who lived from 1880 to 1956, known for her contributions to the preservation of traditional Hawaiian music. Keauna Pukui, born in 1888 and lived until 1986, was a renowned Hawaiian scholar and linguist who played a crucial role in documenting and preserving the Hawaiian language and culture.
Another notable figure was Keauna Kauhi, a Hawaiian activist and educator who fought for the rights of Native Hawaiians and the preservation of their cultural heritage in the early 20th century. Kauhi was born in 1901 and passed away in 1978.
In the realm of sports, Keauna Mendoza was a Hawaiian-born professional baseball player who played for several minor league teams in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in 1912, Mendoza's baseball career spanned from 1935 to 1947.
Lastly, Keauna Ahuna was a Hawaiian artist and sculptor active in the mid-20th century, known for her intricate wood carvings and depictions of traditional Hawaiian life and culture. Ahuna lived from 1921 to 2005 and her works are featured in several museums and galleries in Hawaii.
People
Keauna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keauna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keauna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keauna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 333 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keauna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,029,292 US residents.
Is Keauna a common name?
We classify Keauna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 342 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keauna most popular?
The single biggest year for Keauna was 1996, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keauna is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Keauna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 303 people with the name Keauna, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,290 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Keauna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Keauna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Keauna leans strongly female. 296 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Keauna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Keauna is Black at 61.1%. The next largest groups are White (18.2%) and Two or More Races (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Keauna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Keauna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.1% (185 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Keauna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Keauna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keauna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Keauna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Keauna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Keauna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Keauna as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Keauna, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.