Girls' name · since 1964
Kanani
895 babies named Kanani in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
895 babies have been named Kanani since 1964, making it today's #7994 girls' name.
Kanani has 895 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7994 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #8,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 895 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kanani ranks #8,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 895 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 895
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kanani's 895 recorded births place it above 88.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kanani compares
895 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Kanani's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kanani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 895 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kanani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kanani's full recorded timeline at 1998, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kanani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Kanani popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1977 (Kanani as boys' name)
Kanani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Kanani's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kanani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kanani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kanani's total volume
Kanani by state
Where Kanani concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 231 | 25.8% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 8.8% |
231 of 895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kanani's data
- Kanani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kananis (231 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 Kanani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Kanani 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.