Recorded 1994–2021 Girls' name Peak 2016 124 births

Hiilani — girls' name

124 babies named Hiilani in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s442010s532020s7
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Hiilani was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hiilani in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hiilani

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Hiilani between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hiilani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hiilani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hiilani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hiilani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hiilani 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 124 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.

Hiilani at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

124

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2016

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Hiilani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2021201620112006200219971994 7

Hiilani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 43% of Hiilani's all-time total
1990s202000s442010s532020s7

Hiilani by state

Where Hiilani concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hiilani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
84 67.7%
Hawaii share of Hiilani's total US births 67.7%

84 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hiilani?
124 babies have been named Hiilani since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Hiilani most popular?
Hiilani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hiilani most popular?
The top states for the name Hiilani are Hawaii (84 births).
How long has the name Hiilani been used?
Hiilani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Hiilani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiilei, Hiiaka. 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, 1994–2021 (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.