Jaelani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,239 for girls
Jaelani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,239th for girls in the US (82 babies).
Where does Jaelani come from?
Modern: blend of Jae and Leilani
Is Jaelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaelani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 82 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaelani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,239among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 82about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 186% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 82 girls in the US were named Jaelani, making it the 2,239th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 103 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Jaelani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 860 girls in the US were given Jaelani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #386, up from #2,239 for this spelling alone.
Jaelani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #2,239 |
| 2024 | 103 | #1,925 |
| 2023 | 92 | #2,090 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Jaelani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Malani Naylani Kailani Meilani Nailani Kalani Milani Ilani Alani Jalani
Other spellings of Jaelani
Names related to Jaelani
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Jaelani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaelani, updated 20 October 2026.