Leinani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lay-NAH-nee
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Leinani is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “beautiful garland”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leinani mean?
Hawaiian: lei 'garland' + nani 'beautiful'
“beautiful garland”
Is Leinani a girl's or a boy's name?
Leinani is a girls' name.
How popular is Leinani in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Leinani in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leinani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Nicknames for Leinani
Names like Leinani
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
Names related to Leinani
More Hawaiian names
Kai, Leilani, Koa, Makai, Keanu, Koah, Kailany, Leilany, Laylani, Kaleo, Lani, Luana, Leylani, Lailani, Makoa, Nakoa
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, “Leinani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leinani, updated 20 October 2026.