The first name Kailani

In 2025, 3 girls were named Kailani, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 8 births (#3,015).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kailani with other names.

In 2025, 1,215 girls born in the United States were named Kailani, the 253rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 1,350 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Kailani Craine
  Australian figure skater, born 1998

What does the name Kailani mean?

Kailani means “sea”, “sky” in Hawaiian.

What is the origin of the name Kailani?

From Hawaiian Kailani, from kai (“sea”) + lani (“sky”).

How popular is the name Kailani?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kailani, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2024, with 8 births.

Is Kailani a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,823 US babies named Kailani since 1880 were girls.

When was Kailani most popular?

2022 in the United States, when 1,350 babies were named Kailani, its highest rank at 222nd.