Nalu

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A few things about Nalu you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 106,383 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nalu, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nalu would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNalu first shows up in US birth records in 2001, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearNalu is at its all-time high right now: #5,608 in 2025.
• ✨New on the sceneNalu wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2001.
• 🚀TrendNalu has climbed 1,426 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,608. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedNalu is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #180. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlNalu is given to both boys and girls: 70% of the 23 babies named Nalu in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Hawaiian, Nalu means “wave”.

About the name Nalu

Nalu is a boy name of Hawaiian origin meaning “wave”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-alu”. US birth records list Nalu for boys from 2001 to 2025, in 20 of those 25 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #5,608 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,608, with 16 babies.

Origin:Hawaiian names