Boys' name · since 2009
Kahekili
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Kahekili, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kahekili is the #13069 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 55 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kahekili recorded 55 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #13069 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #21,531 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,069 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 55 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahekili ranks #21,531 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,069 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 55 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,531 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 55
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kahekili's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kahekili compares
55 18th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kahekili's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahekili | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kahekili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kahekili's full recorded timeline at 2018, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kahekili popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kahekili by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Kahekili's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kahekili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (47% of all-time use).
Kahekili by state
Where Kahekili concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 15 | 27.3% |
15 of 55 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kahekili's data
- Hawaii records the most Kahekilis (15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kahekili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kahekili 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.