Kalani

Kalani: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “the heavens”
Origin: Hawaiian
Say it: kah-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls (81% of all uses)

Hawaiian name from ka 'the' and lani 'heaven, sky, royal one'. It can carry both celestial and chiefly associations in Hawaiian usage.

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How popular is Kalani?

2024286 per million US babies

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Babies named Kalani in 2024953

2024 rank#339 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188011,687

Kalani is rising: use over the last five years is 4.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Kalani

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
Ailanihigh chief · Hawaiian
Malaniheavenly mist · Hawaiian
Nalanithe heavens · Hawaiian

Kalani questions

What does the name Kalani mean?

Kalani means "the heavens". It comes from Hawaiian. Hawaiian name from ka 'the' and lani 'heaven, sky, royal one'. It can carry both celestial and chiefly associations in Hawaiian usage.

Is Kalani a boy or girl name?

Kalani is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kalani?

953 US babies were named Kalani in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Kalani?

Kalani is usually pronounced kah-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.