Ailani

Ailani: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “high chief”
Origin: Hawaiian
Say it: eye-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Likely from Hawaiian elements such as aliʻi, meaning chief, with later modern reshaping in spelling and form. Usage and interpretation vary, and some analyses are uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Ailani?

2024286 per million US babies

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Babies named Ailani in 2024951

2024 rank#327 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18806,089

Ailani is rising: use over the last five years is 7.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ailani

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Leilaniheavenly garland of flowers · Hawaiian
Kehlanisea and sky · Hawaiian
Alaniorange tree · Hawaiian
Kailanisea and sky · Hawaiian
MaliaMary · Hawaiian
Kalanithe heavens · Hawaiian
Malaniheavenly mist · Hawaiian
Nalanithe heavens · Hawaiian

Ailani questions

What does the name Ailani mean?

Ailani means "high chief". It comes from Hawaiian. Likely from Hawaiian elements such as aliʻi, meaning chief, with later modern reshaping in spelling and form. Usage and interpretation vary, and some analyses are uncertain.

Is Ailani a boy or girl name?

Ailani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ailani?

951 US babies were named Ailani in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Ailani?

Ailani is usually pronounced eye-LAH-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.