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Khalani

Girl

Meaning of Khalani: Swahili: 'flower'

Khalani is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 876th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#876

293 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,732

First recorded 2000 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

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: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 88 babies2017: 164 babies2018: 177 babies2019: 254 babies2020: 294 babies20202021: 326 babies2022: 321 babies2023: 316 babies2024: 294 babies2025: 293 babies
US babies named Khalani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 326.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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