US rank #11468 Girls' name Peak 2004 294 births

Kamalani — #11468 US girls' name

294 babies named Kamalani in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s792000s1182010s652020s32
#11468
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kamalani was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kamalani in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamalani

The Social Security Administration has registered 294 babies named Kamalani between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamalani currently holds the #11468 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamalani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kamalani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 163 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kamalani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamalani 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 294 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.

Kamalani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

294

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2004

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,468

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamalani popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
19
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20242019201520092005200119971994 8

Kamalani popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1998 (Kamalani as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1998 6

Kamalani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 40% of Kamalani's all-time total
1990s792000s1182010s652020s32

Kamalani by state

Where Kamalani concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kamalani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
163 55.4%
Hawaii share of Kamalani's total US births 55.4%

163 of 294 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamalani?
294 babies have been named Kamalani since 1994. It currently ranks #11468 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 19 births.
When was Kamalani most popular?
Kamalani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Kamalani most popular?
The top states for the name Kamalani are Hawaii (163 births).
How long has the name Kamalani been used?
Kamalani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamalani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kami, Kamilah, 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, 1994–2024 (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.