Dog name lists / By Language & Origin
Hawaiian Dog Names
Hawaiian names travel well — Kona and Kai rank high on mainland license rolls, and Lilo & Stitch keeps the tradition growing. Most are real Hawaiian words: koa is the warrior's hardwood, leilani a heavenly garland.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kona The Big Island's coffee coast — 400+ licensed dogs strong. | Either | ||
| 2 | Kai Ocean — short, strong, top-500 in our data. | Either | ||
| 3 | Lilo The girl who adopted an alien 'dog.' | Girl | ||
| 4 | Maui The demigod and the island. | Either | ||
| 5 | Koa Warrior, and the prized Hawaiian hardwood. | Either | ||
| 6 | Kaia The sea, modernized. | Girl | ||
| 7 | Lani Sky, or heavenly. | Girl | ||
| 8 | Nani Beautiful — also Lilo's big sister. | Girl | ||
| 9 | Moana Open ocean — Disney made it a puppy name. | Girl | — | |
| 10 | Pele The volcano goddess — for fiery dogs. | Either | ||
| 11 | Nalu Wave — the surfer's pick. | Either | — | |
| 12 | Leilani Heavenly garland of flowers. | Girl | — | |
| 13 | Ohana Family. Nobody gets left behind. | Girl | ||
| 14 | Pua Flower — Moana's pig, ideally a dog. | Girl | ||
| 15 | Kimo The Hawaiian Jim. | Boy | ||
| 16 | Hilo The rainy, lush side of the Big Island. | Boy | ||
| 17 | Hula The dance — for dogs with rhythm. | Girl | ||
| 18 | Aloha Hello, goodbye, and love, all at once. | Either | — | |
| 19 | Kalua Slow-roasted, luau-style. | Either | ||
| 20 | Alani Orange tree. | — | — | |
| 21 | Malia The Hawaiian Mary. | Girl | — | |
| 22 | Mahalo Thank you — good manners built in. | Girl | — | |
| 23 | Makani Wind. | — | — | |
| 24 | Kailani Sea and sky together. | — | — |