Popular and traditional Tokelauan names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Tokelau. 61 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anahera | Angel | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Ariki | Chief; High-born leader | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Aroha | Love; Compassion | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Maia | Brave; Capable | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Malia | Mary | 👧 Girl | Hawaiian, Pacific |
| Marama | Moon; Light | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Māui | The demigod Māui | 👦 Boy | Māori, Polynesian |
| Mele | Mary | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Moana | Ocean; Sea | 👧 Girl | Hawaiian, Māori, Polynesian |
| Nikau | The nikau palm | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Sione | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Alofa | Love | 🧒 Unisex | Samoan |
| Ataahua | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Fetu | Star | 🧒 Unisex | Samoan |
| Hemi | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Hine | Girl; Maiden | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Huia | The extinct huia bird, a treasured symbol | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Inoke | Dedicated (Enoch) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Ioane | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Iosefa | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Isikeli | God strengthens (Ezekiel) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Jone | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Josaia | God supports (Josiah) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Josefa | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Kahu | Hawk | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Kauri | The kauri tree | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Litia | Woman from Lydia (Lydia) | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Losa | Rose | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Losana | Rose and grace (Rosanna) | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Lupe | Dove | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Malu | Shelter; Protected | 🧒 Unisex | Samoan |
| Mana | Prestige; Authority; Spiritual power | 🧒 Unisex | Māori, Polynesian |
| Manaia | Guardian; A mythical guardian figure | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Manawa | Heart | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Mere | Mary | 👧 Girl | Māori |
| Mereani | Mary and Anne | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Mikaele | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Mikaere | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Ngaio | Clever; The ngaio tree | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Ofa | Love (Tongan ʻOfa) | 🧒 Unisex | Samoan |
| Pita | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Rangi | Sky; The sky father Ranginui | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Rawiri | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Salote | Free woman (Charlotte); Queen Sālote of Tonga | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Seini | God is gracious (Jane) | 👧 Girl | Pacific |
| Semisi | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Siaosi | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Sina | The heroine of the Samoan legend of Sina and the eel | 👧 Girl | Samoan |
| Sitiveni | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Tai | Tide; Coast | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Tama | Son; Boy | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Tamati | Twin (Thomas) | 👦 Boy | Māori |
| Tane | Man; The god of forests and birds | 👦 Boy | Māori, Polynesian |
| Tavita | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Teuila | The red ginger flower, Samoa's national flower | 👧 Girl | Samoan |
| Tevita | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Tomasi | Twin (Thomas) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Tui | The tui bird | 🧒 Unisex | Māori |
| Viliame | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Viliami | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | Pacific |
| Wiremu | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | Māori |