Recorded 1953–2016 Girls' name Peak 1979 79 births

Haunani — girls' name

79 babies named Haunani in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s51970s231980s402010s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Haunani was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Haunani in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haunani

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Haunani between 1953 and 2016, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haunani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haunani performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haunani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haunani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haunani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 79 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Haunani at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

79

Since 1953

64 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1953

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2016

Haunani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1953

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4681012 201619891988198519841981198019791978197719621953 6

Haunani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 51% of Haunani's all-time total
1950s61960s51970s231980s402010s5

Haunani by state

Where Haunani concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haunani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
46 58.2%
Hawaii share of Haunani's total US births 58.2%

46 of 79 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haunani?
79 babies have been named Haunani since 1953. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Haunani most popular?
Haunani was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Haunani most popular?
The top states for the name Haunani are Hawaii (46 births).
How long has the name Haunani been used?
Haunani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 64 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Haunani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hau, Haukea, Haumea, Hauwa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.