Hanalei comes from the Hawaiian tradition, meaning Crescent bay or garland valley.
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How popular is Hanalei?
2019peak year
The name Hanalei reached its peak in 2019, with 23 registrations (ranked #5499). It had only entered records 19 years earlier, in 2000. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7986) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Hanalei's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 276 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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