Zailani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zy-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Zailani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
Where does Zailani come from?
Modern: Hawaiian-style blend of Zai- and Leilani
Is Zailani a girl's or a boy's name?
Zailani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zailani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 327% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Zailani, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2020.
Half of all the girls named Zailani in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 85 girls in the US were given Zailani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,892, up from #6,545 for this spelling alone.
Zailani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
Nicknames for Zailani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Zailani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Nailani, Naylani, Kaylani, Malani, Ilani, Xolani, Kylani, Ahlani, Ulani, Kailani, Meilani
Other spellings of Zailani
Names related to Zailani
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, “Zailani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zailani, updated 20 October 2026.