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Origin & history of Nalu1
Hawaiian / Polynesian roots
Nalu comes from the Hawaiian / Polynesian tradition, meaning Ocean wave or surf..
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How popular is Nalu?
2022
peak year
Nalu first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2001. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 14 babies received the name (ranked #6377). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8148), with roughly 14 babies named Nalu each year. Nalu has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 194 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
14
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,377)
(ranked #6,377)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
194
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Nalu3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
N5
A1
L3
U3
Sum: 12 → Life path 3
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Personality of Nalu✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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