Lani

Lani: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “heaven, sky”
Origin: Hawaiian
Say it: LAH-nee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

From Hawaiian lani, meaning 'heaven, sky, royal, majestic.' Also appears in longer Hawaiian names as an element.

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How popular is Lani?

202431.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lani in 2024104

2024 rank#1,911 girls

Peak year1979

Total US babies since 18807,424

Lani has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Lani

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
Ailanihigh chief · Hawaiian
Malaniheavenly mist · Hawaiian

Lani questions

What does the name Lani mean?

Lani means "heaven, sky". It comes from Hawaiian. From Hawaiian lani, meaning 'heaven, sky, royal, majestic.' Also appears in longer Hawaiian names as an element.

Is Lani a boy or girl name?

Lani is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lani?

104 US babies were named Lani in 2024. Its peak year was 1979.

How do you pronounce Lani?

Lani is usually pronounced 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.