Kaulana
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kow-LAH-na
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Kaulana is a boys' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “famous, renowned”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaulana mean?
Hawaiian: Hawaiian word
“famous, renowned”
The word appears in Kaulana Na Pua, 'Famous Are the Flowers', an 1893 Hawaiian song of protest.
Is Kaulana a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaulana is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaulana in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kaulana in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaulana in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
Names like Kaulana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kainoa, Kaleo, Koa, Kai, Keanu, Makoa, Kekoa, Nakoa, Keoni, Lakai, Kailo, Makai
Names related to Kaulana
Kallan, Kailan, Kaylan, Khalan, Kahlan, Kalan, Kaelan, Kealan
More Hawaiian names
Leilani, Kailani, Kalani, Nalani, Koah, Meilani, Kailany, Leilany, Laylani, Lani, Luana, Leylani, Lailani, Alakai, Kaelani, Noelani
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, “Kaulana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaulana, updated 20 October 2026.