Kekai: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kekai – Meaning: the sea – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: keh-KY


Kekai is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning “the sea”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Beautiful* Hawaiian Baby Names (with Meanings).

Meaning & Origin of Kekai

Meaning: The sea.

Origin: Hawaiian.

How to Pronounce Kekai

Phonetic: keh-KY   IPA: /kɛˈkaɪ/

Popularity of Kekai

Kekai doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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