The first name Leilani
A girl’s name from Hawaiian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hawaiian origin
Borrowed from Hawaiian Leilani.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 53 girls were named Leilani, making it the 696th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 67 births (#576).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leilani with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leilani at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 3,792 girls born in the United States were named Leilani, the 60th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 3,868 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 Leilani
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leilani LeeaneAmerican pornographic actress & model, born 1992
- Leilani SarelleActress from the United States, born 1966
- Leilani MitchellAustralian basketball player (born 1985)
- Leilani FarhaCanadian lawyer
- Dianna CowernAmerican science educator (born 1989)
- Lani HallAmerican musician, born 1945
Questions
- What does the name Leilani mean?
- Borrowed from Hawaiian Leilani.
- What is the origin of the name Leilani?
- Borrowed from Hawaiian Leilani.
- How popular is the name Leilani?
- In 2025, 53 girls born in England and Wales were named Leilani, ranking 696th. Its peak was 2022, with 67 births.
- Is Leilani a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 56,491 US babies named Leilani since 1880 were girls.
- When was Leilani most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 3,868 babies were named Leilani, its highest rank at 59th.