Nalu

A boys’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning the waves.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nalu by the numbers

Nalu was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Nali18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nau5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sea

Like Nalu, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
  • Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
  • Roninwave man; masterless samurai568 in the US (2017)
  • Makaitowards the sea418 in the US (2017)
  • Murphydescendant of Murchadh, sea warrior65 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Nalu

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