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“Combines Hawaiian words for ocean (kai) and sky (lani)” — Hawaiian origin
Girl's name · #253 in the US (2025) · Trending
Kailani is climbing: on the charts since 1980, it is ranked #253 in 2025, with about 1,200 girls given the name last year. Roughly 13,000 have carried it all-time. In Hawaii it runs about 6× its national rate and ranks #22. Together with its spelling variants Kaylani (#185) and Kailany (#581), Kailani would rank around #70 with about 3,400 births last year — the newborns split about 49/36/15 across Kaylani, Kailani, and Kailany.
Around the world: #65 in Puerto Rico (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Kaylani · Alani · Kalani · Journee · Maliyah · Kaia
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