Boys' name · since 2002
Kamakana
Kamakana has 17 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamakana sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Kamakana recorded 17 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2014.
- #30,222 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamakana ranks #30,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamakana's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kamakana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kamakana splits its recorded history at 2009: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kamakana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2014
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kamakana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Kamakana's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kamakana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
Kamakana by state
Where Kamakana concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 10 | 58.8% |
10 of 17 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kamakana's data
- Kamakana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kamakanas (10 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 Kamakana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2002–2014 (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 Kamakana 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.