Unisex name · since 2001

Kauai

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Kauai, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,416 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade

32 boys have been named Kauai since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Kauai has 32 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2001 to 2024.

  • #25,416 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 32 born since 2001
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kauai ranks #25,416 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.

#25,416 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kauai's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kauai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kauai's full recorded timeline at 2020, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kauai popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
45678910 20012019202020212024 5

Kauai popularity over time - girls

11 total births recorded since 2021 (Kauai as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 20212022 5

Kauai by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 59% of the file).

2020s was Kauai's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Kauai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kauai? ▼
32 babies have been named Kauai since 2001. All-time, it sits at #25,416 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
Where does Kauai sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kauai ranks #25,416 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kauai most popular? ▼
Kauai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Kauai a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Kauai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 32 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Kauai been used? ▼
Records for Kauai go back to 2001, giving 24 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Kauai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kauan, Kaushik, Kaulder, Kaulana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Kauai

Nearby Names Like Kauai

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kauai

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#7607 173 births
Kaulana Boy
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Kaushal Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kauai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2024 (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 Kauai 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.