Kaiulani
Princess Kaʻiulani was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom. She was the niece of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani. After the death of her mother, Kaʻiulani was sent to Europe at age 13 to complete her education under the guardianship of British businessman and Hawaiian sugar investor Theo H. Davies.
Meaning & Origin of Kaiulani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Princess Kaʻiulani was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom. She was the niece of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani. After the death of her mother, Kaʻiulani was sent to Europe at age 13 to complete her education under the guardianship of British businessman and Hawaiian sugar investor Theo H. Davies.
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The Story of Kaiulani
Kaiulani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 22 Kaiulanis were born — ranking #5,935 that year. As of 2026, Kaiulani ranks #9,366 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 460 Kaiulanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaiulani
Kaiulani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 460 births in the dataset. Kaiulani's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #5,785. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaiulani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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