Pualani comes from the Hawaiian tradition, meaning Heavenly flower.
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How popular is Pualani?
1978peak year
Today, Pualani is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #17634), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1978, 9 babies were given the name (ranked #6771 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 122 babies have been registered as Pualani since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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