Hiilani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hee-ee-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Hiilani is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “heavenly embrace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hiilani mean?
Hawaiian: Hawaiian hi'i, to embrace, + lani, heaven
“heavenly embrace”
A Hawaiian name made from hi'i, to embrace or carry, and lani, heaven or sky.
Is Hiilani a girl's or a boy's name?
Hiilani is a girls' name.
How popular is Hiilani in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the girls named Hiilani in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hiilani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
Names like Hiilani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani Kalani Nalani Meilani Kaylani Kehlani Alani Noelani Malani Lalani Noa Kaelani
Names related to Hiilani
More Hawaiian names
Kai Leilani Koa Makai Keanu Koah Kailany Leilany Laylani Kaleo Lani Luana Leylani Lailani Makoa Nakoa
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hiilani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hiilani, updated 20 October 2026.