Mostly boys
Kai
Hawaiian, Frisian, Chinese
“sea; warrior; triumph”
Mostly girls · Hawaiian
Kalani
“the heavens”
Say it kuh-LAH-neePronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Kalani.
US birth records for 2025 list 800 girls named Kalani (rank #387) and 21 boys named Kalani (rank #4,792).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 921 in 2024 to 800 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 36 in 2024 to 21 in 2025.
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How popular is Kalani?
Girls · 2025#387800 recorded births
Boys · 2025#4,79221 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 4,792 | 21 |
| 2025 | Girls | 387 | 800 |
| 2024 | Boys | 3,305 | 36 |
| 2024 | Girls | 339 | 921 |
| 2023 | Boys | 3,511 | 33 |
| 2023 | Girls | 380 | 814 |
| 2022 | Boys | 3,248 | 37 |
| 2022 | Girls | 375 | 843 |
| 2021 | Boys | 2,840 | 44 |
| 2021 | Girls | 339 | 959 |
| 2020 | Boys | 2,819 | 43 |
| 2020 | Girls | 397 | 784 |
| 2019 | Boys | 3,127 | 38 |
| 2019 | Girls | 469 | 668 |
| 2018 | Boys | 2,822 | 43 |
| 2018 | Girls | 585 | 527 |
| 2017 | Boys | 2,300 | 57 |
| 2017 | Girls | 545 | 568 |
| 2016 | Boys | 1,910 | 77 |
| 2016 | Girls | 678 | 433 |
| 2015 | Boys | 2,314 | 57 |
| 2015 | Girls | 839 | 334 |
| 2014 | Boys | 2,165 | 63 |
| 2014 | Girls | 1,072 | 239 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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