Boys' name · since 1991
Kainalu
Kainalu has 667 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kainalu is the #5991 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 667 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainalu has been recorded 667 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #5991 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #6,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,991 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 667 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainalu ranks #6,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,991 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 667 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kainalu's 667 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kainalu compares
667 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Kainalu's all-time total is 81% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kainalu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 667 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kainalu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kainalu splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kainalu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kainalu by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (258 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kainalu's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kainalu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 258 births (39% of all-time use).
How Kainalu compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kainalu's total volume
Kainalu by state
Where Kainalu concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 458 | 68.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Utah | | 5 | 0.7% |
458 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kainalu's data
- Kainalu's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kainalus (458 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 Kainalu
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kainalu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Kainalu 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.