What does Kū mean in Hawaiian?
Kū is a Hawaiian boy name that means upright. The name comes from kū (upright). It is pronounced KOO, with 1 syllable. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kū
kū means to stand, upright and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Kūpono, Kaʻeokūlani, Kūaliʻi, Kūpaʻa.
How to pronounce Kū
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kū are u as “oo”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kū a boy or girl name?
Kū is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 39 U.S. babies given it, 15% were girls and 85% boys.
How often Kū is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 39 U.S. babies named Kū from 1986 to 2023 (6 girls, 33 boys), counted as Ku because the records drop the ʻokina and kahakō. It appears in 6 of those 38 years. Its peak was 2015, with 11. The 2014 to 2023 total of 22 is more 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 Kū?
Kū has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.