Kylani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ky-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,017 for girls
Kylani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,017th for girls in the US (94 babies).
Where does Kylani come from?
Modern: blend of Ky- and the -lani ending of Leilani
Is Kylani a girl's or a boy's name?
Kylani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 94 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kylani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,017th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 94 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were named Kylani, making it the 2,017th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,850th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Kylani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 125 girls in the US were given Kylani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #2,017 for this spelling alone.
Kylani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #2,017 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,852 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,936 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,445 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,929 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Kylani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Kaylani, Kailani, Kalani, Malani, Meilani, Naylani, Nailani, Ilani, Nalani, Alani, Klani
Other spellings of Kylani
Names related to Kylani
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, “Kylani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kylani, updated 20 October 2026.