US rank #11329 Girls' name Peak 2011 443 births

Kaiulani — #11329 US girls' name

443 babies named Kaiulani in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s451990s902000s912010s1492020s55
#11329
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kaiulani was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kaiulani in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaiulani

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Kaiulani between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaiulani currently holds the #11329 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaiulani performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kaiulani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaiulani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaiulani 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 443 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.

Kaiulani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

443

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2011

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,329

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaiulani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
22
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220051999199319861977 5

Kaiulani by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
149 births that decade — 34% of Kaiulani's all-time total
1970s131980s451990s902000s912010s1492020s55

Kaiulani by state

Where Kaiulani concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaiulani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
59 13.3%
#2 California
48 10.8%
Hawaii share of Kaiulani's total US births 13.3%
Even split

59 of 443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaiulani?
443 babies have been named Kaiulani since 1977. It currently ranks #11329 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 22 births.
When was Kaiulani most popular?
Kaiulani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kaiulani most popular?
The top states for the name Kaiulani are Hawaii (59 births), California (48 births).
How long has the name Kaiulani been used?
Kaiulani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaiulani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, 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, 1977–2024 (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.