What does Hōkūlani mean in Hawaiian?
Hōkūlani is a Hawaiian girl name that means heavenly star. The name comes from hōkū (star) + lani (heaven). It is pronounced hoh-koo-LAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Hōkūlani belongs with other Hawaiian names about star, heaven and light.
The words inside Hōkūlani
hōkū means star and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Hōkū, Kahōkū, Hōkūao, Hōkūleʻa.
lani means sky, heaven and appears in 53 Hawaiian names, among them Kailani, Kalani, Leilani, Lani.
How to pronounce Hōkūlani
Say every vowel. The vowels in Hōkūlani are o as in “go”, u as “oo”, a as in “father”, i as “ee”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Hōkūlani a boy or girl name?
Hōkūlani is listed here as a girl's name. Of the 122 U.S. babies given it, 100% were girls and 0% boys.
How often Hōkūlani is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 122 U.S. babies named Hōkūlani from 1995 to 2023, all girls, counted as Hokulani because the records drop the ʻokina and kahakō. It appears in 18 of those 29 years. Its peak was 2002, with 12. The 2014 to 2023 total of 26 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 29 babies born in the state were named Hōkūlani from 1995 to 2021, with a peak of 7 in 1995. No year after 2006 reached five births of one sex there.
How well recorded is Hōkūlani?
Hōkūlani has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.