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“Modern coinage on the Hawaiian sound element lani — 'heavens'” — Modern coinage origin
Girl's name · #149 in the US (2025) · Trending
Kehlani first appears in US records in 2015 — about 14,000 girls carry it, and it ranked #149 in 2025. Few names have moved faster: from entirely unrecorded to the national top 200 within a decade of first appearing. The name arrived with the singer Kehlani's 2015 breakout.
Around the world: about 1 in 990 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,400 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Kelani · Oaklynn · Celine · Alani · Kaylani · Amara
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