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“Modern coinage on the Hawaiian sound element lani — 'heavens'” — Modern coinage origin
Girl's name · #168 in the US (2025) · Trending
Ailani is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1996, it stood at #168 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 7,900 girls have been named Ailani along the way. Together with its spelling variants Ailany (#14) and Aylani (#293), Ailani would rank around #8 with about 10,000 births last year — the newborns split about 72/18/10 across Ailany, Ailani, and Aylani.
Around the world: #68 in Puerto Rico (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Aylani · Kaylani · Ailana · Jaylani · Oaklynn · Aitana
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