Kaylani
Kaylani Lei is an American pornographic film actress.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaylani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaylani Lei is an American pornographic film actress.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaylani
The earliest SSA record of Kaylani as a baby girl name dates back to 1987, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,401 newborns named Kaylani — #220 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Kaylani on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaylani ranks #220 for baby girls with 1,401 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaylani
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About the name Kaylani
Kaylani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Kaylani's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #220. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaylani'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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