Total births
37
Girls' name · since 2022
Pualena
37 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.
- #8423
- among girls today
- 37
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Pualena currently ranks #8423 among girls' names in America, with 37 babies recorded since 2022.
Pualena has 37 recorded births among girls since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8423 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #8423 among girls today
- 37 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Pualena is currently the #8423 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 37 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8423
- among girls today
- 37
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Pualena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8423
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% 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.
How Pualena compares
37 12th percentile among 17,726 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
Pualena's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pualena | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Pualena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pualena's full recorded timeline at 2024, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pualena at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,423
Active since
2022
Pualena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Pualena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Pualena's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Pualena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (100% of all-time use).
Pualena by state
Where Pualena concentrates geographically, total births since 2022
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 8 | 21.6% |
Hawaii share of Pualena's total US births 21.6%
8 of 37 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pualena? ▼
Since 2022, Social Security records show 37 babies named Pualena. Today it holds rank #8423 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 13 births.
When was Pualena most popular? ▼
Pualena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pualena since 2022 -- 4 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Pualena's data
- Hawaii records the most Pualenas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pualena: #8423 Girls' Name - 37 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pualena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pualena 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 June 2026.