Recorded 1975–2013 Girls' name Peak 1993 152 births

Kuulei — girls' name

152 babies named Kuulei in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s461990s392000s512010s11
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kuulei was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kuulei in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kuulei

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Kuulei between 1975 and 2013, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kuulei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kuulei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kuulei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kuulei in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kuulei 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 152 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.

Kuulei at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

152

Since 1975

39 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1975

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kuulei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1975

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 201320062003200019951989198519801975 5

Kuulei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 34% of Kuulei's all-time total
1970s51980s461990s392000s512010s11

Kuulei by state

Where Kuulei concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kuulei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
70 46.1%
Hawaii share of Kuulei's total US births 46.1%

70 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kuulei?
152 babies have been named Kuulei since 1975. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Kuulei most popular?
Kuulei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kuulei most popular?
The top states for the name Kuulei are Hawaii (70 births).
How long has the name Kuulei been used?
Kuulei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 39 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kuulei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kuuipo. 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, 1975–2013 (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.