Fun Facts About the Name Hokulani
- 138 babies named Hokulani: U.S. records list 138 babies given the name Hokulani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hokulani Mean?
Hokulani is a Hawaiian name meaning "heavenly star" or "star of heaven." It is formed from the Hawaiian words hōkū, "star," and lani, "sky," "heaven," or "royal, chief." The literal sense is "star of the sky" or "star of heaven." In English, the common rendering "heavenly star" treats lani as the adjective "heavenly." Because lani can also mean "royal" or "chiefly," the name is sometimes interpreted as "royal star," but the star-and-sky meaning is the more direct one. The macrons in Hōkūlani mark long vowels; English often writes the name without them.
Hokulani Name History & Origins
Hōkūlani is a Hawaiian compound name, not a variant of an imported name. Its elements are hōkū ("star") and lani ("sky, heaven; royal, chief"), both common words in the Hawaiian language. Hawaiian personal names of this kind are usually understandable to speakers of the language because they are made from ordinary vocabulary. The name can be written with macrons as Hōkūlani to mark the long vowels; in English-language contexts, the macrons are often dropped, producing the spelling Hokulani. Written Hawaiian dates from the 1820s, when missionaries adapted the Latin alphabet to the language, so older oral forms of the name are not preserved in documents. The name has continued in use in Hawaii and among Hawaiian families elsewhere, and it appears in English-language records in that macron-less form.
How Popular is the Name Hokulani?
Hokulani has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #8,476 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,391 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,545 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #16,072 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,693 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,688 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #16,015 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #15,326 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,889 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #18,011 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,141 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,216 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #18,186 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,250 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #14,827 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #11,717 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,476 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #14,159 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,111 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #15,275 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,902 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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