How Many People Are Named Pono?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Pono. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Pono peaked in popularity in 2007 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pono as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pono paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pono is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2007
8 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pono
Pono is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pono as a male name
Ranked #9,536 in 2007
8 male births in 2007
Peak: 2007 (8 births)
Pono: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pono span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20 babies were registered. Pono remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Pono by Decade
How has Pono tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pono by State
Pono + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pono as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pono
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pono: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pono?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Pono are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Pono a common name?
Pono is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pono most popular?
Pono reached peak popularity in 2007, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pono is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pono a male name?
Pono is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pono Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pono Smith, Pono Johnson, Pono Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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