Leilanni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- US rank, 2025
- #4,066 for girls
Leilanni is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “heavenly flowers, or royal child”. In 2025 it ranked 4,066th for girls in the US (35 babies).
What does Leilanni mean?
Hawaiian: spelling of Leilani; from Hawaiian lei and lani
“heavenly flowers, or royal child”
From Hawaiian lei, a flower garland or beloved child, and lani, sky, heaven or royal.
Meaning borrowed from Leilani. More on Wiktionary.
Is Leilanni a girl's or a boy's name?
Leilanni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leilanni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,066among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the US were named Leilanni, making it the 4,066th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Leilanni in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,290 girls in the US were given Leilanni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #46, up from #4,066 for this spelling alone.
Leilanni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4,066 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3,639 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3,524 |
| 2022 | 43 | #3,593 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,241 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
Nicknames for Leilanni
Names like Leilanni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani Kalani Meilani Kehlani Nalani Kaylani Malani Alani Naylani Lalani Nailani Xolani
Other spellings of Leilanni
Leilani Leilany Laylani Leylani Lailani Leilanie Laelani Leylanie Laylanii Leylany Leilahni
Names related to Leilanni
More Hawaiian names
Kai Koa Makai Keanu Koah Kailany Kaleo Lani Luana Makoa Nakoa Alakai Kaelani Noelani Ohana Lilo
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, “Leilanni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leilanni, updated 20 October 2026.