Kailani
Kailani is a Hawaiian given name meaning ocean, from Hawaiian kai, and sky from Hawaiian lani.
Meaning & Origin of Kailani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kailani is a Hawaiian given name meaning ocean, from Hawaiian kai, and sky from Hawaiian lani.
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The Story of Kailani
Kailani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,349 Kailanis were born — ranking #222 that year. As of 2026, Kailani ranks #255 for baby girls with 1,244 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 14K Kailanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kailani
Kailani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Kailani's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #222. Use the chart and map above to compare Kailani'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 .
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