Kapiolani
Kapiʻolani was the queen of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the consort of Mōʻī (king) Kalākaua, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891, when she became known as the Dowager Queen Kapiʻolani.
Meaning & Origin of Kapiolani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kapiʻolani was the queen of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as the consort of Mōʻī (king) Kalākaua, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891, when she became known as the Dowager Queen Kapiʻolani.
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The Story of Kapiolani
Kapiolani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 7 Kapiolanis were born — ranking #13,067 that year. As of 2026, Kapiolani ranks #13,067 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Kapiolanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kapiolani
Kapiolani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Kapiolani's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #13,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Kapiolani'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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