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Kaleo

Kaleo: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the voice”
Origin
Hawaiian
Say it
kah-LAY-oh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Hawaiian ka leo, literally 'the voice'. It is a traditional Hawaiian word-name used as a given name.

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How popular is Kaleo?

202458.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kaleo in 2024194

2024 rank#1,104 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,985

Kaleo is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kaleo

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Koawarrior · Hawaiian
  • Makaitoward the sea · Hawaiian
  • Keanucool breeze · Hawaiian
  • Makoabold, fearless · Hawaiian
  • Nakoawarrior; brave one · Hawaiian
  • Makaiogift of God · Hawaiian
  • KeoniGod is gracious · Hawaiian
  • Alakaileader, guide · Hawaiian

Kaleo questions

What does the name Kaleo mean?

Kaleo means "the voice". It comes from Hawaiian. From Hawaiian ka leo, literally 'the voice'. It is a traditional Hawaiian word-name used as a given name.

Is Kaleo a boy or girl name?

Kaleo is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaleo?

194 US babies were named Kaleo in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Kaleo?

Kaleo is usually pronounced kah-LAY-oh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.