Kehlani
Kehlani Ashley Parrish is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. They initially started as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011 as contestant on America's Got Talent.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kehlani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kehlani Ashley Parrish is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. They initially started as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011 as contestant on America's Got Talent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kehlani
The earliest SSA record of Kehlani as a baby girl name dates back to 2015, when 50 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,998 newborns named Kehlani — #152 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Kehlanis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #152 among baby girl names with 1,998 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 16K Kehlanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kehlani
Kehlani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Kehlani's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #150. Use the chart and map above to compare Kehlani'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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