Girls' name · since 1961
Iwalani
Iwalani has 106 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Iwalani is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iwalani has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2019.
- #26,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iwalani ranks #26,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Iwalani's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Iwalani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iwalani's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iwalani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2019
- Peak year (1975)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Iwalani by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Iwalani's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Iwalani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (29% of all-time use).
Iwalani by state
Where Iwalani concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 44 | 41.5% |
44 of 106 births nationwide.
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What to do with Iwalani's data
- Iwalani's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Iwalanis (44 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 Iwalani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1961–2019 (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 Iwalani 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.