Girls' name · since 1953
Haunani
Haunani has 79 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Haunani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 79 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Haunani recorded 79 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2016.
- #29,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haunani ranks #29,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Haunani's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Haunani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haunani's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haunani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2016
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Haunani by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (40 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Haunani's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Haunani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (51% of all-time use).
Haunani by state
Where Haunani concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 46 | 58.2% |
46 of 79 births nationwide.
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What to do with Haunani's data
- Haunani's decade-level peak was the 1980s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Haunanis (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Haunani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Haunani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.