What does Makoa mean in Hawaiian?
Makoa is a Hawaiian boy name that means fearless, courageous, bold. The name comes from makoa (fearless). It is pronounced mah-KOH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Makoa belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength and warrior.
The words inside Makoa
makoa means fearless, brave.
How to pronounce Makoa
Say every vowel. The vowels in Makoa are a as in “father”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Makoa a boy or girl name?
Makoa is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 1,093 U.S. babies given it, 0% were girls and 100% boys.
How often Makoa is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 1,093 U.S. babies named Makoa from 1992 to 2023, all boys. It appears every year from 1992 on. Its peak came in 2022, with 142, and 649 were born from 2014 to 2023. In Hawaiʻi itself, 288 babies born in the state were named Makoa from 1992 to 2021, with a peak of 15 in 2002. 107 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Makoa?
Makoa has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.