Girls' name · since 1958
Noelani
Noelani has 3,661 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,838 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,661
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Noelani currently ranks #1838 among girls' names in America, with 3,661 babies recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Noelani recorded 3,661 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #1838 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #3,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,838 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,661 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelani ranks #3,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,838 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,661 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,838 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,661
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Noelani's 3,661 recorded births place it above 95.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Noelani compares
3,661 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Noelani's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,661 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noelani splits its recorded history at 1994: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 146 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Noelani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,098 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Noelani's strongest decade.
1,098 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Noelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 191
1980s
191 births
- 1990s 410
1990s
410 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,098 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,055 births
- 2020s
2020s
730 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,098 births (30% of all-time use).
How Noelani 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 Noelani's total volume
Noelani by state
Where Noelani concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 799 | 21.8% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 392 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 243 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 132 | 3.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 92 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 72 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 69 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 43 | 1.2% |
799 of 3,661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Noelani appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Noelani's data
- Noelani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,098 total births) through the 2020s (730) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Noelanis (799 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 Noelani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Noelani 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.