The first name Kalani
A unisex name from Hawaiian.
Pronounced /kəˈlɑːni/ 3 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
Hawaiian origin
Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalani.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Kalani, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 19 births (#1,562).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kalani with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kalani at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 800 girls born in the United States were named Kalani, the 387th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 959 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.
Famous people named Kalani
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kalani BrownAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Questions
- What does the name Kalani mean?
- Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalani.
- What is the origin of the name Kalani?
- Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalani.
- How popular is the name Kalani?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Kalani, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2019, with 19 births.
- Is Kalani a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 12,515 US babies named Kalani since 1880, 82% were girls and 18% boys.
- When was Kalani most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 959 babies were named Kalani, its highest rank at 339th.
- How do you pronounce Kalani?
- Kalani is /kəˈlɑːni/, 3 syllables.