Raelani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ray-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #4,171 for girls
Raelani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,171st for girls in the US (34 babies).
Where does Raelani come from?
Modern: blend of Rae and Leilani
Is Raelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Raelani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raelani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,171st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34 about 1 in 47,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 144% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the US were named Raelani, making it the 4,171st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. It first appears in the records in 2016.
2025 had the most girls named Raelani of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Half of all the girls named Raelani in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raelani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,171 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
Nicknames for Raelani
Names like Raelani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Malani, Kaylani, Naylani, Jaylani, Ailany, Nailani, Meilani, Rynlee, Khaleesi, Elani, Kailani
Names related to Raelani
Raelynn, Raelyn, Raelynne, Raelin, Raylani, Raelene, Raeleen
More Modern names
Jayden, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
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, “Raelani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raelani, updated 20 October 2026.