How Many People Are Named Kalani?
people named Kalani are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 27,607 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,515 babies named Kalani in Social Security records from 1959 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,003 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kalani, 82.4% were girls and 17.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kalani rose from 31.7% in the 1970s to 96% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kalani alive today is about 11 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kalani first appears in the records in 1959 and was given most often in 2021, to 1,003 babies. In 2025, 821 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1959 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kalani has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #339, in 2021 and 2024. In 2025 it ranked #387. Among boys, its best rank was #1,731, in 2006.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #387 | #4,791 |
| Best rank | #339 (2021 and 2024) | #1,731 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #365 in the 2020s | #1,910 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kalani alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kalani were born in California than in any other state: about 1,721 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kalani was given 23.7 times as often in Hawaii, 2.3 times in Mississippi and 2.1 times in Georgia.
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