Girls' name · since 1956
Puanani
Puanani has 67 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
67 girls have been named Puanani since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Puanani recorded 67 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1994.
- #31,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Puanani ranks #31,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Puanani's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Puanani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Puanani's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Puanani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1994
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Puanani by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Puanani's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Puanani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (51% of all-time use).
Puanani by state
Where Puanani concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 9 | 13.4% |
9 of 67 births nationwide.
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What to do with Puanani's data
- Puanani's decade-level peak was the 1980s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Puananis (9 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Puanani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1956–1994 (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 Puanani 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.