Boys' name · since 1979
Lopaka
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 139 babies named Lopaka, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
139 babies have been named Lopaka since 1979, making it today's #12428 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lopaka has been recorded 139 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #12428 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, 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 1979 to 2025.
- #15,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 139 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lopaka ranks #15,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 139 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 139
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lopaka's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Lopaka compares
139 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lopaka's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lopaka | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lopaka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lopaka's full recorded timeline at 1998, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lopaka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lopaka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Lopaka's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lopaka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (33% of all-time use).
Lopaka by state
Where Lopaka concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 93 | 66.9% |
93 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lopaka's data
- Lopaka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Lopakas (93 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 Lopaka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
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 Lopaka 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.