Girls' name · since 1988
Kaelani
Kaelani has 1,315 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,828 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,315
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,315 babies have been named Kaelani since 1988, making it today's #1828 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelani has been recorded 1,315 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #1828 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #6,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,828 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,315 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelani ranks #6,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,828 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,315 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,828 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,315
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kaelani's 1,315 recorded births place it above 91.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaelani compares
1,315 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Kaelani's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,315 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelani's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 132, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kaelani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (661 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Kaelani's strongest decade.
661 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kaelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s
2020s
661 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 661 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kaelani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaelani's total volume
Kaelani by state
Where Kaelani concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 227 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 70 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 61 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
227 of 1,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kaelani appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kaelanis (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kaelani 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.