Tools / Baby names / K
Kani
UnisexMeaning of Kani: Hawaiian: 'sound'
Kani is a unisex name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4048th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#4048
25 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#5119
3 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
914
First recorded 1993 · peak 2006
Trend
stable
Style: rare
Popularity over time
Gender split
71% boys · 29% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
More Hawaiian names
Hawaiian · 1 syllable
US #86UK #72
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #61UK #869
Hawaiian · 1 syllable
US #254UK #206
Hawaiian · 2 syllables
US #352UK #676
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #153UK #722
Hawaiian · 2 syllables
US #729UK #533
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #294UK #1065
Hawaiian · 2 syllables
US #662UK #711
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #166UK #2574
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #416UK #1603
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #380UK #2115
Hawaiian · 3 syllables
US #253UK #3015
Other names starting with K
Hawaiian · 1 syllable
US #86UK #72
Irish · 2 syllables
US #228UK #264
Greek · 3 syllables
US #190UK #594
Scottish · 2 syllables
US #307UK #968
American · 2 syllables
US #138UK #250
American · 2 syllables
US #367UK #332
Irish · 2 syllables
US #233UK #181
Greek · 1 syllable
US #194UK #283
English · 3 syllables
US #308UK #1036
Arabic & Persian · 2 syllables
US #395UK #283
Hebrew · 2 syllables
US #310UK #308
Scottish · 2 syllables
US #512UK #651