Girls' name · since 1997
Kainani
Kainani has 32 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kainani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainani has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2019.
- #40,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kainani ranks #40,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #40,206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kainani's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kainani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kainani splits its recorded history at 2009: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kainani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kainani by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Kainani's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kainani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (38% of all-time use).
Kainani by state
Where Kainani concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 15.6% |
5 of 32 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kainani's data
- Kainani's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kainanis (5 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 Kainani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1997–2019 (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 Kainani 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.