US rank #12736 Boys' name Peak 1991 147 births

Kaulana — #12736 US boys' name

147 babies named Kaulana in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s622000s452010s122020s15
#12736
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Kaulana was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kaulana in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaulana

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Kaulana between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaulana currently holds the #12736 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaulana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kaulana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kaulana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaulana 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 147 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.

Kaulana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

147

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,736

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaulana popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 20242014200720021998199319901981 7

Kaulana popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2002 (Kaulana as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2002 6

Kaulana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 42% of Kaulana's all-time total
1980s131990s622000s452010s122020s15

Kaulana by state

Where Kaulana concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kaulana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
111 75.5%
Hawaii share of Kaulana's total US births 75.5%

111 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaulana?
147 babies have been named Kaulana since 1981. It currently ranks #12736 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Kaulana most popular?
Kaulana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kaulana most popular?
The top states for the name Kaulana are Hawaii (111 births).
How long has the name Kaulana been used?
Kaulana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaulana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kauan, Kaushik, Kaulder, Kaushal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.