What does Kiele mean in Hawaiian?
Kiele is a Hawaiian girl name that means gardenia. The name comes from kiele (gardenia). It is pronounced kee-EH-leh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kiele belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower.
The words inside Kiele
kiele means gardenia.
How to pronounce Kiele
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kiele are i as “ee”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kiele a boy or girl name?
Kiele is listed here as a girl's name. Of the 507 U.S. babies given it, 100% were girls and 0% boys.
How often Kiele is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 507 U.S. babies named Kiele from 1981 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 36 of those 43 years. Its peak was 2005, with 41. The 2014 to 2023 total of 68 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In the Hawaiʻi records it never reaches five births of one sex in a year, the level at which a name is listed.
How well recorded is Kiele?
Kiele has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.