Girls' name · since 1994
Kamalani
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 303 babies named Kamalani, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
303 babies have been named Kamalani since 1994, making it today's #10423 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kamalani recorded 303 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #10423 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #15,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,423 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamalani ranks #15,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,423 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 303 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamalani's 303 recorded births place it above 78.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kamalani compares
303 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kamalani's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamalani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamalani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamalani's full recorded timeline at 2008, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamalani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kamalani popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1998 (Kamalani as boys' name)
Kamalani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (118 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Kamalani's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Kamalani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (39% of all-time use).
Kamalani by state
Where Kamalani concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 163 | 53.8% |
163 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kamalani's data
- Kamalani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kamalanis (163 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kamalani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kamalani 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.