Kaylani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #185 for girls
Kaylani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 185th for girls in the US (1,675 babies).
What does Kaylani mean?
Modern: blend of Kay and Leilani
A modern blend of Kay with the -lani ending of Leilani; lani is Hawaiian for sky or heaven.
Is Kaylani a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 1,675 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaylani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Kaylani, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th.
2025 had the most girls named Kaylani of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were given Kaylani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,781, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
- Kaylani 9
- Keilani 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Kaylani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
How popular is Kaylani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 185th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,675 about 1 in 960 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,675 girls in the US were named Kaylani, making it the 185th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 340th. It first appears in the records in 1987.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most girls named Kaylani of any year since it first appeared, in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Kaylani in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,600 girls in the US were given Kaylani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #132, up from #185 for this spelling alone.
Kaylani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,675 | #185 |
| 2024 | 1,305 | #239 |
| 2023 | 1,250 | #246 |
| 2022 | 1,222 | #252 |
| 2021 | 1,126 | #281 |
| 2020 | 912 | #340 |
| 2019 | 763 | #410 |
| 2018 | 648 | #485 |
| 2017 | 435 | #674 |
| 2016 | 375 | #760 |
| 2015 | 250 | #1,054 |
| 2014 | 204 | #1,195 |
| 2013 | 170 | #1,371 |
| 2012 | 176 | #1,334 |
| 2011 | 188 | #1,266 |
| 2010 | 160 | #1,431 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,538 |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,461 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,734 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,939 |
| 2005 | 88 | #2,105 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,707 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,734 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,884 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 31 | #3,978 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Nicknames for Kaylani
- Kay 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaylani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Kalani, Noa, Alani, Milani, Elani, Koa, Layla, Xyla, Kali, Poppy, Kaia
Other spellings of Kaylani
Keilani, Keilany, Keylani, Kaylanie, Kaylanni, Caylani, Kaylany, Kaylanii, Khaylani, Keilanny
Names related to Kaylani
Khalani, Kailani, Kaylin, Kalyani, Kayleen, Kahlan, Kaylyn, Kahlani, Kaylynn, Kaylen
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kaylani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylani, updated 20 October 2026.