US rank #8388 Girls' name Peak 2024 32 births

Pualena — #8388 US girls' name

32 babies named Pualena in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s32
#8388
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 53% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Pualena was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

13 babies were named Pualena in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pualena

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Pualena between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pualena currently holds the #8388 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pualena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pualena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pualena 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 32 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.

Pualena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

32

Since 2022

3 years of records

Peak year

2024

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,388

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2022

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pualena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
13
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
891011121314 202420232022 10

Pualena by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
32 births that decade — 100% of Pualena's all-time total
2020s32

Pualena by state

Where Pualena concentrates geographically — total births since 2022

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pualena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
8 25.0%
Hawaii share of Pualena's total US births 25.0%

8 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pualena?
32 babies have been named Pualena since 2022. It currently ranks #8388 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 13 births.
When was Pualena most popular?
Pualena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Pualena most popular?
The top states for the name Pualena are Hawaii (8 births).
How long has the name Pualena been used?
Pualena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pualena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pualani, Puanani, Puaolena. 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, 2022–2024 (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.