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Leilani

Girl

Meaning of Leilani: Hawaiian: 'heavenly flower'

Leilani 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 — 61st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 869th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#61

3,792 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#869

42 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

56,491

First recorded 1917 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 203 babies1982: 173 babies1983: 169 babies1984: 141 babies1985: 154 babies1986: 159 babies1987: 140 babies1988: 144 babies1989: 148 babies1990: 157 babies19901991: 155 babies1992: 154 babies1993: 186 babies1994: 194 babies1995: 165 babies1996: 209 babies1997: 275 babies1998: 296 babies1999: 375 babies2000: 505 babies20002001: 593 babies2002: 660 babies2003: 890 babies2004: 944 babies2005: 959 babies2006: 1,067 babies2007: 1,188 babies2008: 1,231 babies2009: 1,243 babies2010: 1,226 babies20102011: 1,304 babies2012: 1,415 babies2013: 1,391 babies2014: 1,540 babies2015: 1,807 babies2016: 1,971 babies2017: 2,284 babies2018: 2,519 babies2019: 2,709 babies2020: 2,892 babies20202021: 3,485 babies2022: 3,868 babies2023: 3,562 babies2024: 3,365 babies2025: 3,792 babies
US babies named Leilani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,868.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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