Recorded 1963–2006 Girls' name Peak 2006 16 births

Kaui — girls' name

16 babies named Kaui in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kaui was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kaui in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaui

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kaui between 1963 and 2006, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaui currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaui performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaui shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaui in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaui 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 16 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.

Kaui at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

16

Since 1963

44 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1963

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2006

Kaui popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1963

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.5 200619901963 5

Kaui by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Kaui's all-time total
1960s51990s52000s6

Kaui by state

Where Kaui concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaui
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 31.3%
Hawaii share of Kaui's total US births 31.3%

5 of 16 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaui?
16 babies have been named Kaui since 1963. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Kaui most popular?
Kaui was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kaui most popular?
The top states for the name Kaui are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Kaui been used?
Kaui has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 44 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kaui?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaula, Kauri, Kausar, Kauai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1963–2006 (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.