Given name
Alaula
“the light of dawn”
Alaula is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “the light of dawn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “the light of dawn.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaula through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8
- 0 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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