Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2008
Hawaii
16 babies named Hawaii in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Hawaii is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Hawaii recorded 16 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2017.
- 16 total births
- 2008–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Hawaii since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 16
- total births
- 2008–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Hawaii was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hawaii in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Hawaii's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hawaii's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hawaii at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Hawaii popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2017
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Hawaii by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Hawaii's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Hawaii births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hawaii? ▼
Hawaii has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 6 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Hawaii most popular? ▼
Hawaii was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Hawaii been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hawaii since 2008 -- 10 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Hawaii? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hawa, Hawwa, Hawraa, Hawi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hawaii: Baby Name Since 2008 - 16 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hawaii. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hawaii 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 July 2026.