Naylani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #895 for girls
Naylani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 895th for girls in the US (296 babies).
Where does Naylani come from?
Modern: modern name in a Hawaiian style, ending like Leilani
Is Naylani a girl's or a boy's name?
Naylani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 296 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naylani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 895th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 296 about 1 in 5,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 189% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 296 girls in the US were named Naylani, making it the 895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,394th. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Naylani of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Naylani in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 442 girls in the US were given Naylani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #654, up from #895 for this spelling alone.
Naylani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | #895 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,823 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,837 |
| 2022 | 92 | #2,087 |
| 2021 | 116 | #1,760 |
| 2020 | 73 | #2,394 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5,651 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 30 | #4,680 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
Nicknames for Naylani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Naylani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Kaylani, Malani, Kailani, Meilani, Nalani, Kalani, Nailani, Alani, Milani, Noa, Xolani
Other spellings of Naylani
Names related to Naylani
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, “Naylani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naylani, updated 20 October 2026.