Recorded 1983–1999 Girls' name Peak 1988 204 births

Kaula — girls' name

204 babies named Kaula in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1091990s95
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Kaula was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

33 babies were named Kaula in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaula

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Kaula between 1983 and 1999, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaula performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kaula shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaula in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaula 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 204 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.

Kaula at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

204

Since 1983

17 years of records

Peak year

1988

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1983

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kaula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1983

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1988)
33
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 19991996199419921990198819861983 8

Kaula by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 53% of Kaula's all-time total
1980s1091990s95

Kaula by state

Where Kaula concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaula
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 3.9%
California share of Kaula's total US births 3.9%

8 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaula?
204 babies have been named Kaula since 1983. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1988 with 33 births.
When was Kaula most popular?
Kaula was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Kaula most popular?
The top states for the name Kaula are California (8 births).
How long has the name Kaula been used?
Kaula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 17 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kaula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kauri, Kausar, Kaui, 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, 1983–1999 (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.