US rank #9699 Girls' name Peak 2019 457 births

Kahealani — #9699 US girls' name

457 babies named Kahealani in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s821990s812000s1002010s952020s71
#9699
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Kahealani was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kahealani in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kahealani

The Social Security Administration has registered 457 babies named Kahealani between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kahealani currently holds the #9699 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kahealani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kahealani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 199 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kahealani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kahealani 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 457 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.

Kahealani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

457

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,699

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kahealani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420182012200419971991198519781975 10

Kahealani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
100 births that decade — 22% of Kahealani's all-time total
1970s281980s821990s812000s1002010s952020s71

Kahealani by state

Where Kahealani concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kahealani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
199 43.5%
#2 California
5 1.1%
Hawaii share of Kahealani's total US births 43.5%
Even split

199 of 457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kahealani?
457 babies have been named Kahealani since 1975. It currently ranks #9699 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Kahealani most popular?
Kahealani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kahealani most popular?
The top states for the name Kahealani are Hawaii (199 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Kahealani been used?
Kahealani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kahealani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kahlani, Kahlan, Kahlia, Kahla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.