Kilani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kee-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,837 for girls
Kilani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,837th for girls in the US (16 babies).
Where does Kilani come from?
Modern: blend of Ki- with the Hawaiian-style -lani ending
Is Kilani a girl's or a boy's name?
Kilani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kilani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,837among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 100,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the US were named Kilani, making it the 6,837th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Kilani in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kilani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #6,837 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Kilani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Kailani Kalani Malani Meilani Naylani Nailani Nalani Kylani Ilani Alani
Names related to Kilani
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, “Kilani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kilani, updated 20 October 2026.