Kailani
- #253 for girls in 2025, 1,215 births
- Last seen for boys in 2023 at #8,921
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 1,350 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,778since 1980
Kailani over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Kailani has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #253 | 1,215 | — | |
| 2024 | #276 | 1,144 | — | |
| 2023 | #226 | 1,320 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #222 | 1,350 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #278 | 1,139 | — | |
| 2020 | #282 | 1,133 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #350 | 903 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #390 | 795 | — | |
| 2017 | #617 | 486 | — | |
| 2016 | #751 | 379 | — | |
| 2015 | #877 | 317 | — | |
| 2014 | #984 | 271 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #964 | 261 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,011 | 250 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,123 | 218 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,274 | 187 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,420 | 165 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #1,354 | 179 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,517 | 152 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #1,522 | 144 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,631 | 123 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,546 | 128 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,062 | 86 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,766 | 53 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,740 | 53 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,677 | 21 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
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| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | — | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
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| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1980
The first year at least five girls were named Kailani! It came in at #7,418, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981–1984, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Kailani is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#15 · 1 in 89
- Delaware#98 · 1 in 282
- New Mexico#111 · 1 in 389
- Rhode Island#120 · 1 in 350
- Connecticut#144 · 1 in 548
Best ever in a state: #15 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #15 | 24 | 1 in 89 |
| Delaware | #98 | 8 | 1 in 282 |
| New Mexico | #111 | 12 | 1 in 389 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 7 | 1 in 350 |
| Connecticut | #144 | 21 | 1 in 548 |
| Nevada | #150 | 16 | 1 in 575 |
| Texas | #169 | 193 | 1 in 832 |
| Louisiana | #170 | 24 | 1 in 682 |
| Florida | #174 | 100 | 1 in 868 |
| South Carolina | #174 | 27 | 1 in 677 |
| Alabama | #184 | 24 | 1 in 763 |
| Maryland | #195 | 26 | 1 in 769 |
| California | #216 | 153 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Tennessee | #226 | 35 | 1 in 916 |
| Colorado | #236 | 27 | 1 in 864 |
| Georgia | #237 | 44 | 1 in 1,027 |
| North Carolina | #238 | 45 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 18 | 1 in 958 |
| Virginia | #272 | 30 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Arizona | #273 | 26 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Idaho | #277 | 8 | 1 in 896 |
| Nebraska | #296 | 7 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Oklahoma | #312 | 13 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Washington | #313 | 23 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Utah | #330 | 13 | 1 in 1,314 |
| New York | #334 | 50 | 1 in 1,567 |
| Arkansas | #335 | 9 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Mississippi | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Oregon | #353 | 10 | 1 in 1,305 |
| Ohio | #358 | 31 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Indiana | #359 | 19 | 1 in 1,469 |
| Illinois | #363 | 28 | 1 in 1,583 |
| New Jersey | #390 | 20 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Michigan | #406 | 21 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Massachusetts | #417 | 13 | 1 in 1,849 |
| Pennsylvania | #443 | 24 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Missouri | #516 | 11 | 1 in 2,209 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kailani
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 29 spots since 2020 (#282 → #253)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 2018
- Biggest drop: 50 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1980
- Peaked 2022 at #222 (1,350 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,215
- Highest: 1 in 1,215 girls born in 2022 were named Kailani (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,323 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 57.1% of all girls named Kailani (7,301) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59 | #6,666 (1988) | #8,676 |
| 1990s | 204 | #3,222 (1998) | #5,236 |
| 2000s | 1,147 | #1,354 (2008) | #1,903 |
| 2010s | 4,067 | #350 (2019) | #834 |
| 2020s | 7,301 | #222 (2022) | #256 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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