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Kaylani

Girl

Meaning of Kaylani: Hawaiian: 'sea and sky'

Kaylani 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 — 189th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#189

1,675 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,877

First recorded 1987 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 88 babies2006: 103 babies2007: 125 babies2008: 161 babies2009: 147 babies2010: 160 babies20102011: 188 babies2012: 176 babies2013: 170 babies2014: 204 babies2015: 250 babies2016: 375 babies2017: 435 babies2018: 648 babies2019: 763 babies2020: 912 babies20202021: 1,126 babies2022: 1,222 babies2023: 1,250 babies2024: 1,305 babies2025: 1,675 babies
US babies named Kaylani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,675.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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