Girls' name · since 1977
Kealani
Kealani has 545 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
545 babies have been named Kealani since 1977, making it today's #8028 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kealani has been recorded 545 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #8028 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #11,236 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,028 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 545 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kealani ranks #11,236 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,028 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 545 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,236 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kealani's 545 recorded births place it above 84.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kealani compares
545 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kealani's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kealani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 545 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kealani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kealani splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kealani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Kealani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (196 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kealani's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kealani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 196 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kealani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kealani's total volume
Kealani by state
Where Kealani concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 26.1% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 37 | 6.8% |
142 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kealani's data
- Kealani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kealanis (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kealani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Kealani 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.