Maelani: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend, likely Mae and Lani”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- may-LAH-nee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Most likely a modern blended name, probably combining Mae with Lani. Lani is Hawaiian for 'heaven' or 'sky,' but Maelani itself is not a traditional Hawaiian form.
How popular is Maelani?
Babies named Maelani in 2024131
2024 rank#1,599 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880676
Maelani is rising: use over the last five years is 9.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Maelani
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)
Maelani questions
What does the name Maelani mean?
Maelani means "modern blend, likely Mae and Lani". It comes from American (modern coinage). Most likely a modern blended name, probably combining Mae with Lani. Lani is Hawaiian for 'heaven' or 'sky,' but Maelani itself is not a traditional Hawaiian form.
Is Maelani a boy or girl name?
Maelani is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maelani?
131 US babies were named Maelani in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Maelani?
Maelani is usually pronounced may-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.