Girls' name · since 1939
Pualani
Pualani has 127 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pualani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 127 recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pualani has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2024.
- #24,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pualani ranks #24,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pualani's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Pualani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pualani's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pualani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Pualani by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (28 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Pualani's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Pualani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 28 births (22% of all-time use).
Pualani by state
Where Pualani concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 44 | 34.6% |
44 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pualani's data
- Pualani's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Pualanis (44 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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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, 1939–2024 (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 Pualani 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.