Iolani
Girl · ee-oh-LAH-nee · Hawaiian
Iolani is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “royal hawk”. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Iolani mean?
Hawaiian: Hawaiian ʻIolani
“royal hawk”
ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu was the royal residence of Hawaii's last monarchs.
- Say it
- ee-oh-LAH-nee
Is Iolani a girl's or a boy's name?
Iolani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iolani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Iolani, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2013, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Iolani in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iolani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Names like Iolani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani Kalani Meilani Nalani Kehlani Kaylani Malani Alani Ilani Naylani Xolani Noelani
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