Names Like Moana — Find Similar Baby Names
Moana is a 5-letter Hawaiian girls' name meaning “Ocean”. This page collects 108 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mana and Mada, Hawaiian cousins like Ailani and Akela, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “ocean” concept like Jenisei and Naunet.
For the full Moana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Moana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Moana
24 baby names that differ from Moana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana | 1 | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Mada | 2 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Maha | 2 | Wild Cow; Cow-Eyes | Arabic | Female |
| Maia | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Hermes) | Greek | Female |
| Maiana | 2 | Flower | Chamoru | Female |
| Maka | 2 | Sioux Name Meaning " Earth." | Native American | Female |
| Malana | 2 | Buoyant; Light | Hawaiian | Female |
| Man | 2 | Benefit | Arabic | Male |
| Manal | 2 | Achieve | Arabic | Female |
| Manar | 2 | Light | Arabic | Female |
| Manda | 2 | Abbreviation Of Amanda Worthy Of Being Loved. | English | Female |
| Mane | 2 | Great | Irish | Male |
| Mani | 2 | Congolese Name Meaning "From The Mountain." | African | Male |
| Mann | 2 | Hero | English | Male |
| Mano | 2 | Shark; A Passionate Lover | Hawaiian | Male |
| Manu | 2 | Akan Of Ghana Name Meaning "Second Born." | African | Male |
| Manya | 2 | Bitter | Russian | Female |
| Mara | 2 | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Maat | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 3 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mabina | 3 | Nimble | Celtic | Female |
| Mac | 3 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Macala | 3 | A Diffrent Way Of Spelling Makayla | English | Female |
| Mace | 3 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
More Hawaiian Names
24 baby names that share Moana’s Hawaiian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Ailani | High Chief | Female |
| Akela | Hawaiian Form Of Adele, "Noble." | Female |
| Alamea | "Ripe; Precious." | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Female |
| Alaula | "Light Of Daybreak." | Female |
| Aleka | Variant Of English Alice. | Female |
| Aliikai | Queen Of The Sea | Female |
| Ani | Glass. | Female |
| Aolani | Heavenly Cloud | Female |
| Bane | Long-Awaited Child | Male |
| Halia | Remembrance Of A Loved One | Female |
| Ikaika | "Strength, Strong, Powerful, Mighty." | Male |
| Iolana | To Soar Like And Eagle Or Hawk | Female |
| Ipo | Darling | Female |
| Kai | Unisexual Name Meaning "The Sea." | Female |
| Kaiah | Female | |
| Kaikala | The Sea And The Sun | Female |
| Kaila | Unisexual Name Meaning "Style." | Female |
| Kailani | Sea And Sky | Female |
| Kailea | Babydoll | Female |
| Kaili | Name Of A Deity | Male |
| Kaimana | Divine Power Of The Sea | Female |
| Kaimi | The Seeker | Male |
| Kaiolohia | Calm Sea | Female |
5-Letter M-Names Like Moana
24 names that share Moana's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Moana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Moana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Moana.
Names That Rhyme with Moana
18 baby names that share Moana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Jana | God's Gift | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lana | Light | Greek | Female |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nana | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth." | African | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |