Girls' name · since 1995
Hokulani
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Hokulani, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,406 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hokulani currently ranks #12406 among girls' names in America, with 138 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hokulani has been recorded 138 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #12406 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #23,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,406 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hokulani ranks #23,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,406 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 138 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,406 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hokulani's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Hokulani compares
138 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hokulani's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hokulani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hokulani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hokulani splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hokulani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Hokulani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Hokulani's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Hokulani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (47% of all-time use).
Hokulani by state
Where Hokulani concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 29 | 21.0% |
29 of 138 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hokulani's data
- Hokulani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Hokulanis (29 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Hokulani
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hokulani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Hokulani 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.