Entry № 4328 · Hawaiian origin

Hokulani Hokulani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HOH-koo-LAH-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hawaiian
Meaning
"Heavenly star"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Hawaiian)

A name that means "heavenly star".

Hokulani combines the Hawaiian hoku (star) and lani (heaven, royal) — meaning "heavenly star" or "royal star."

Hokulani is widely used in Hawaii.

Heavenly star. The Hawaiian.

The name in its native script.

Hōkūlani
Transliteration
Hōkūlani
Pronunciation
/ ˌhoʊ.kuːˈlɑː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hokulani stands.

Hokulani does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Hokulanis before her.

Real people
Hokulani
Common Hawaiian name.
In fiction
Hokulani
Character in Hawaii Five-0.
CBS, 2010

Names connected to Hokulani.

The number behind Hokulani.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Hokulani reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.