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Kehlani

Girl

Meaning of Kehlani: Hawaiian: 'sea and sky'

Kehlani 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 — 153rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 722nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#153

1,986 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#722

52 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,532

First recorded 2015 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 50 babies2016: 330 babies2017: 598 babies2018: 914 babies2019: 1,321 babies2020: 1,721 babies20202021: 1,884 babies2022: 1,880 babies2023: 1,870 babies2024: 1,978 babies2025: 1,986 babies
US babies named Kehlani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,986.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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