What does Ilihia mean in Hawaiian?
Ilihia is a Hawaiian girl name that means awestruck, thrilled with wonder. The name comes from ilihia (stricken with awe). It is pronounced ee-lee-HEE-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Ilihia belongs with other Hawaiian names about joy.
The words inside Ilihia
ilihia means struck with awe.
How to pronounce Ilihia
Say every vowel. The vowels in Ilihia are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Ilihia a boy or girl name?
Ilihia is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Ilihia is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 11 U.S. babies named Ilihia from 2013 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 2 of those 11 years. Its peak was 2020, with 6. The 2014 to 2023 total of 6 is more than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 11 babies born in the state were named Ilihia from 2013 to 2021, with a peak of 6 in 2020. 11 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Ilihia?
Ilihia is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.