Recorded 2009–2009 Girls' name Peak 2009 8 births

Hiiaka — girls' name

8 babies named Hiiaka in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s8
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Hiiaka was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hiiaka in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hiiaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 8 babies named Hiiaka between 2009 and 2009, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hiiaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hiiaka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hiiaka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hiiaka 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 8 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.

Hiiaka at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

8

Since 2009

1 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2009

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2009

Hiiaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
8 2009 8

Hiiaka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8 births that decade — 100% of Hiiaka's all-time total
2000s8

Hiiaka by state

Where Hiiaka concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hiiaka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
7 87.5%
Hawaii share of Hiiaka's total US births 87.5%

7 of 8 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiiaka?
8 babies have been named Hiiaka since 2009. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Hiiaka most popular?
Hiiaka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Hiiaka most popular?
The top states for the name Hiiaka are Hawaii (7 births).
How long has the name Hiiaka been used?
Hiiaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 1 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Hiiaka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiilani, Hiilei. 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, 2009–2009 (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.