Ailani
Ailani is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Spanish, Hawaiian.
- English
- Spanish
- Hawaiian
Meaning & Origin of Ailani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ailani is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Spanish, Hawaiian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Spanish
- Hawaiian
The Story of Ailani
The earliest SSA record of Ailani as a baby girl name dates back to 1996, when 7 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 946 newborns named Ailani — #325 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Ailanis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #344 among baby girl names with 894 births, rising sharply (+77% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Ailanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ailani
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About the name Ailani
Ailani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Ailani's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #325. Use the chart and map above to compare Ailani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.