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Kailani

Girl

Meaning of Kailani: Hawaiian: 'sea and sky'

Kailani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 253rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#253

1,215 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,823

First recorded 1980 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 53 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 64 babies2003: 86 babies2004: 128 babies2005: 123 babies2006: 144 babies2007: 157 babies2008: 179 babies2009: 171 babies2010: 187 babies20102011: 218 babies2012: 250 babies2013: 261 babies2014: 277 babies2015: 317 babies2016: 379 babies2017: 486 babies2018: 795 babies2019: 910 babies2020: 1,138 babies20202021: 1,139 babies2022: 1,358 babies2023: 1,328 babies2024: 1,144 babies2025: 1,215 babies
US babies named Kailani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,358.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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