Boys' name · since 1981
Kaulana
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.
- #14,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
147 boys have been named Kaulana since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaulana has been recorded 147 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #14,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 147 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaulana ranks #14,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaulana's 147 recorded births place it above 67.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Kaulana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaulana's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaulana popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kaulana popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2002 (Kaulana as girls' name)
Kaulana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Kaulana's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kaulana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (42% of all-time use).
Kaulana by state
Where Kaulana concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 111 | 75.5% |
111 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaulana's data
- Kaulana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kaulanas (111 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaulana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Kaulana 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.