US rank #7683 Girls' name Peak 2000 532 births

Kealani — #7683 US girls' name

532 babies named Kealani in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s892000s1962010s1762020s61
#7683
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kealani was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kealani in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kealani

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Kealani between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kealani currently holds the #7683 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kealani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kealani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 142 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Kealani in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kealani 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 532 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.

Kealani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

532

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,683

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kealani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
29
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941977 5

Kealani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
196 births that decade — 37% of Kealani's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s892000s1962010s1762020s61

Kealani by state

Where Kealani concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kealani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
142 26.7%
#2 Hawaii
37 7.0%
California share of Kealani's total US births 26.7%
Even split

142 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kealani?
532 babies have been named Kealani since 1977. It currently ranks #7683 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 29 births.
When was Kealani most popular?
Kealani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kealani most popular?
The top states for the name Kealani are California (142 births), Hawaii (37 births).
How long has the name Kealani been used?
Kealani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kealani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keara, Keanna, Keana, Keaira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.