Lailani: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend influenced by Leilani”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- lay-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern coinage likely modeled on Hawaiian Leilani and names beginning Lai-/Laih-. It is not the standard Hawaiian form; Leilani means 'heavenly garland' or 'royal child of heaven'.
How popular is Lailani?
Babies named Lailani in 2024155
2024 rank#1,431 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18802,400
Lailani is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lailani
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Lailani questions
What does the name Lailani mean?
Lailani means "modern blend influenced by Leilani". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern coinage likely modeled on Hawaiian Leilani and names beginning Lai-/Laih-. It is not the standard Hawaiian form; Leilani means 'heavenly garland' or 'royal child of heaven'.
Is Lailani a boy or girl name?
Lailani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lailani?
155 US babies were named Lailani in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Lailani?
Lailani is usually pronounced lay-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.