Leylani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- lay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- US rank, 2025
- #970 for girls
Leylani is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “heavenly flowers, or royal child”. In 2025 it ranked 970th for girls in the US (263 babies).
What does Leylani mean?
Hawaiian: spelling of Leilani, from Hawaiian lei and lani
“heavenly flowers, or royal child”
A spelling of Leilani, from Hawaiian lei, garland or beloved child, and lani, sky or heaven.
Is Leylani a girl's or a boy's name?
Leylani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 263 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leylani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 970th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 263 about 1 in 6,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 263 girls in the US were named Leylani, making it the 970th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,214th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had the most girls named Leylani of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Leylani in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,290 girls in the US were given Leylani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #46, up from #970 for this spelling alone.
Leylani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | #970 |
| 2024 | 220 | #1,113 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,137 |
| 2022 | 257 | #1,012 |
| 2021 | 225 | #1,099 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,214 |
| 2019 | 153 | #1,446 |
| 2018 | 121 | #1,710 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2015 | 82 | #2,278 |
| 2014 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,836 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2,401 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3,329 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
Nicknames for Leylani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Leylani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani, Kalani, Meilani, Nalani, Kaylani, Kehlani, Malani, Alani, Naylani, Milani, Noa, Xolani
Other spellings of Leylani
Leilani, Leilany, Laylani, Lailani, Leilanie, Leilanni, Laelani, Leylanie, Laylanii, Leylany, Leilahni
Names related to Leylani
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, “Leylani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leylani, updated 20 October 2026.