Leilani

lay-LAH-nee Girl Hawaiian

Heavenly flower

Etymology

From Hawaiian lei (a lei; a child) and lani (heavenly, royal), meaning 'heavenly lei' or 'royal child'.

Variants

  • Leilany
  • Leylani
  • Leilanie

Rank by region

Region Girls Year
United States 2025
England and Wales 2025
Northern Ireland 2025
Canada 2024
New Zealand 2025

Near Leilani in United States, 2025

  1. #57 Lillian
  2. #58 Leah
  3. #59 Adeline
  4. #61 Iris
  5. #62 Maya
  6. #63 Clara
United States top girls

Popularity

United States

Rising

#60 2025 · 3,792 babies

Leilani (girls) rank by year in United States
YearUS
2006 #310
2007 #286
2008 #276
2009 #265
2010 #268
2011 #244
2012 #224
2013 #231
2014 #218
2015 #178
2016 #159
2017 #129
2018 #120
2019 #107
2020 #92
2021 #68
2022 #59
2023 #61
2024 #66
2025 #60

Rising, but still outside the top 50.

Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.