Boys' name · since 2008
Kanaloa
121 babies named Kanaloa in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kanaloa currently ranks #6372 among boys' names in America, with 121 babies recorded since 2008.
Kanaloa has 121 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6372 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #16,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,372 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanaloa ranks #16,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,372 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 121 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,372 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kanaloa's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kanaloa compares
121 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kanaloa's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanaloa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kanaloa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kanaloa's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kanaloa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Kanaloa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (61 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Kanaloa's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kanaloa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 61 births (50% of all-time use).
Kanaloa by state
Where Kanaloa concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 38 | 31.4% |
38 of 121 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Kanaloas (38 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 Kanaloa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Kanaloa 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.