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Nalani

Girl

Meaning of Nalani: Hawaiian: 'the heavens'

Nalani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hawaiian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 416th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#416

754 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,954

First recorded 1946 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 66 babies2000: 46 babies20002001: 68 babies2002: 84 babies2003: 123 babies2004: 134 babies2005: 130 babies2006: 136 babies2007: 183 babies2008: 137 babies2009: 158 babies2010: 211 babies20102011: 199 babies2012: 223 babies2013: 184 babies2014: 166 babies2015: 190 babies2016: 269 babies2017: 335 babies2018: 413 babies2019: 456 babies2020: 491 babies20202021: 503 babies2022: 549 babies2023: 507 babies2024: 577 babies2025: 754 babies
US babies named Nalani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 754.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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