Kaiulani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kah-ee-oo-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Kaiulani is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “the royal sacred one”. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Kaiulani mean?
Hawaiian: Hawaiian Ka'iulani
“the royal sacred one”
Princess Victoria Ka'iulani (1875-1899) was heir to the Hawaiian throne and campaigned against the overthrow of the monarchy.
Is Kaiulani a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaiulani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaiulani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Kaiulani, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Kaiulani in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaiulani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Nicknames for Kaiulani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaiulani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani Kalani Kaylani Nalani Meilani Kehlani Alani Noa Malani Kaelani Noelani Naylani
Names related to Kaiulani
More Hawaiian names
Kai Leilani Koa Makai Keanu Koah Leilany Laylani Kaleo Lani Luana Leylani Lailani Makoa Nakoa Alakai
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaiulani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaiulani, updated 20 October 2026.