Girls' name · since 1994
Hiilani
Hiilani has 124 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiilani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1994.
Hiilani has 124 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2021.
- #24,740 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hiilani ranks #24,740 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hiilani's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Hiilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hiilani's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hiilani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Hiilani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Hiilani's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Hiilani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (43% of all-time use).
Hiilani by state
Where Hiilani concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 84 | 67.7% |
84 of 124 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hiilani's data
- Hiilani's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Hiilanis (84 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 Hiilani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1994–2021 (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 Hiilani 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.