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Kalani

“The heavens, sky; royal one, chief” — Hawaiian origin

Girl's name · #387 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kalani has appeared in US records since 1963 — best rank #339 (2021) · 10,278 babies named Kalani all-time · 1 in 2,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kalanis

• Kalani Brown — American basketball player
• Kalani Purcell — New Zealand basketball player (1995-)
• Kalani Witherspoon — American athlete

What Kalanis become

Among 21 notable people named Kalani:

Athletes appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kalani Brown, American basketball player.

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