Girls' name · since 1979
Lokelani
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Lokelani, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lokelani currently ranks #11207 among girls' names in America, with 149 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Lokelani recorded 149 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #11207 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #22,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,207 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 149 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lokelani ranks #22,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,207 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 149 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,207 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 149
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lokelani's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Lokelani compares
149 31st percentile among 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
Lokelani's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lokelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 149 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lokelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lokelani's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lokelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lokelani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Lokelani's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lokelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (34% of all-time use).
Lokelani by state
Where Lokelani concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 20 | 13.4% |
20 of 149 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lokelani's data
- Lokelani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Lokelanis (20 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lokelani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Lokelani 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.