Nailani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ny-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,570 for girls
Nailani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the US (134 babies).
Where does Nailani come from?
Modern: modern name in a Hawaiian style, ending like Leilani
Is Nailani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nailani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 134 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nailani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 134about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 219% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 134 girls in the US were named Nailani, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Nailani of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Nailani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 276 girls in the US were given Nailani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #873, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
Nailani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3,524 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
Nicknames for Nailani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nailani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Naylani Malani Kailani Meilani Nalani Kalani Ilani Xolani Alani Kylani
Other spellings of Nailani
Names related to Nailani
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, “Nailani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nailani, updated 20 October 2026.