Leilani
Leilani is a Hawaiian given name meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" or "royal child". The Hawaiian word lei refers to flowers and lani to the sky or heavens, with an association to royalty.
Meaning & Origin of Leilani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leilani is a Hawaiian given name meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" or "royal child". The Hawaiian word lei refers to flowers and lani to the sky or heavens, with an association to royalty.
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The Story of Leilani
Leilani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 3,866 Leilanis were born — ranking #59 that year. As of 2026, Leilani ranks #61 for baby girls with 3,639 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 60K Leilanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Leilani
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- Leilani Bishop (born 1976), American model
- Leilani Dowding (born 1980), English model
- Leilani Farha , Canadian lawyer and activist
- Leilani Jones (actress) (born 1957), American actress
- Leilani Kai (born 1960), retired professional wrestler
- Leilani Latu (born 1993), Australian rugby league footballer
- Leilani Mitchell (born 1985), American-Australian basketball player
- Leilani Munter (born 1974), American NASCAR driver
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Names that sound like Leilani
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About the name Leilani
Leilani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 60K births in the dataset. Leilani's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #59. Use the chart and map above to compare Leilani'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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