Kalo

A boys’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning taro plant.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kalo by the numbers

Kalo was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kaleothe sound; voice87 in the US (2017)
  • Kalethe sea, ocean61 in the US (2017)
  • Kalatime; black; dark22 in the US (2017)
  • Karlovariant of Carlo; free man8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kaeoof the earth18 in the US (2017)
  • Kalonbeautiful and good; from kalon14 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kalo

Names that are said the same way as Kalo, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kailothe sea; form of Kaila8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Cailloupebble or stone5 in the US (2017)
  • Kahlo5 in the US (2017)
  • Kailoh3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kaylo3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a plant or herb

Like Kalo, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
  • Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
  • Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
  • Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
  • Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
  • Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kalo

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