Neilani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nay-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Neilani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
Where does Neilani come from?
Modern: modern blend in Hawaiian style, ending in -lani
Is Neilani a girl's or a boy's name?
Neilani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Neilani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,831st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 161% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Neilani, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. It first appears in the records in 2005.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Neilani of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Neilani in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 442 girls in the US were given Neilani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #654, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
Neilani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
Names like Neilani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Kaylani, Nailani, Malani, Kailani, Nalani, Kalani, Meilani, Ilani, Alani, Ulani, Kylani
Other spellings of Neilani
Names related to Neilani
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, “Neilani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/neilani, updated 20 October 2026.