Leilani
- #60 for girls in 2025, 3,792 births
- Last seen for boys in 2019 at #10,803
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 3,868 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 56,466since 1917
Leilani over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #60 | 3,792 | — | |
| 2024 | #66 | 3,365 | — | |
| 2023 | #61 | 3,562 | — | |
| 2022 | #59 | 3,868 | — | |
| 2021 | #68 | 3,485 | — | |
| 2020 | #92 | 2,892 | — | |
| 2019 | #107 | 2,703 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #120 | 2,519 | — | |
| 2017 | #129 | 2,284 | — | |
| 2016 | #159 | 1,971 | — | |
| 2015 | #177 | 1,807 | — | |
| 2014 | #218 | 1,540 | — | |
| 2013 | #231 | 1,391 | — | |
| 2012 | #224 | 1,415 | — | |
| 2011 | #244 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2010 | #267 | 1,226 | — | |
| 2009 | #265 | 1,243 | — | |
| 2008 | #276 | 1,231 | — | |
| 2007 | #286 | 1,188 | — | |
| 2006 | #310 | 1,067 | — | |
| 2005 | #334 | 954 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #341 | 937 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #353 | 883 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #440 | 660 | — | |
| 2001 | #468 | 593 | — | |
| 2000 | #521 | 505 | — | |
| 1999 | #629 | 375 | — | |
| 1998 | #736 | 296 | — | |
| 1997 | #765 | 275 | — | |
| 1996 | #931 | 209 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,080 | 165 | — | |
| 1994 | #956 | 194 | — | |
| 1993 | #996 | 186 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,146 | 154 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,144 | 155 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,118 | 148 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,092 | 144 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,088 | 140 | — | |
| 1986 | #987 | 159 | — | |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,011 | 141 | — | |
| 1983 | #894 | 169 | — | |
| 1982 | #886 | 173 | — | |
| 1981 | #795 | 203 | — | |
| 1980 | #743 | 223 | — | |
| 1979 | #955 | 153 | — | |
| 1978 | #836 | 177 | — | |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | — | |
| 1976 | #930 | 139 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 110 | — | |
| 1974 | #964 | 128 | — | |
| 1973 | #973 | 122 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,146 | 95 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,026 | 120 | — | |
| 1970 | #997 | 125 | — | |
| 1969 | #975 | 121 | — | |
| 1968 | #966 | 115 | — | |
| 1967 | #984 | 107 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,142 | 86 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,089 | 92 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,204 | 84 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,099 | 98 | — | |
| 1962 | #992 | 117 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,101 | 99 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,131 | 92 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,192 | 80 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,051 | 99 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,135 | 86 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,309 | 59 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,392 | 52 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,299 | 56 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,236 | 59 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,190 | 61 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,073 | 74 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,109 | 66 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,015 | 74 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,021 | 75 | — | |
| 1946 | #970 | 74 | — | |
| 1945 | #889 | 72 | — | |
| 1944 | #850 | 80 | — | |
| 1943 | #788 | 97 | — | |
| 1942 | #759 | 99 | — | |
| 1941 | #768 | 88 | — | |
| 1940 | #752 | 85 | — | |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 | — | |
| 1938 | #682 | 101 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
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| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
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| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five girls were named Leilani! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Leilani 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
- New Mexico#15 · 1 in 126
- Texas#24 · 1 in 241
- Nevada#33 · 1 in 209
- Arizona#34 · 1 in 235
- California#37 · 1 in 281
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Mexico, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #15 | 37 | 1 in 126 |
| Texas | #24 | 667 | 1 in 241 |
| Nevada | #33 | 44 | 1 in 209 |
| Arizona | #34 | 120 | 1 in 235 |
| California | #37 | 575 | 1 in 281 |
| Georgia | #40 | 156 | 1 in 290 |
| Nebraska | #41 | 33 | 1 in 215 |
| Hawaii | #44 | 12 | 1 in 179 |
| Illinois | #44 | 160 | 1 in 277 |
| Florida | #45 | 290 | 1 in 299 |
| Maryland | #47 | 70 | 1 in 286 |
| Louisiana | #49 | 61 | 1 in 268 |
| Mississippi | #49 | 34 | 1 in 262 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 188 |
| Oklahoma | #55 | 50 | 1 in 296 |
| North Carolina | #59 | 137 | 1 in 339 |
| South Carolina | #66 | 55 | 1 in 333 |
| Washington | #72 | 80 | 1 in 361 |
| Virginia | #73 | 84 | 1 in 402 |
| Oregon | #74 | 40 | 1 in 326 |
| Arkansas | #77 | 32 | 1 in 331 |
| Alabama | #81 | 50 | 1 in 366 |
| Colorado | #86 | 58 | 1 in 402 |
| Kansas | #89 | 33 | 1 in 358 |
| District of Columbia | #93 | 8 | 1 in 252 |
| Indiana | #96 | 65 | 1 in 429 |
| Connecticut | #98 | 28 | 1 in 411 |
| Tennessee | #101 | 71 | 1 in 452 |
| Michigan | #104 | 73 | 1 in 489 |
| New Jersey | #108 | 69 | 1 in 514 |
| Kentucky | #109 | 39 | 1 in 442 |
| Pennsylvania | #114 | 89 | 1 in 525 |
| New York | #117 | 131 | 1 in 598 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 9 | 1 in 339 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 7 | 1 in 350 |
| Ohio | #124 | 86 | 1 in 550 |
| Missouri | #126 | 47 | 1 in 517 |
| Iowa | #131 | 24 | 1 in 490 |
| Wisconsin | #148 | 35 | 1 in 579 |
| Idaho | #160 | 13 | 1 in 551 |
| Minnesota | #162 | 33 | 1 in 651 |
| New Hampshire | #174 | 7 | 1 in 542 |
| West Virginia | #204 | 8 | 1 in 634 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 25 | 1 in 961 |
| Utah | #223 | 21 | 1 in 813 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Leilani
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 32 spots since 2020 (#92 → #60)
- Biggest jump: 2,351 spots in 1937
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1995
Rise & fade · girls
105 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 2022 at #59 (3,868 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1996–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 424
- Highest: 1 in 424 girls born in 2025 were named Leilani (0.24%)
- Its best rank, #59 in 2022, was only 1 in 424 (0.24%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 37.1% of all girls named Leilani (20,964) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #4,251 (1919) | #4,423 |
| 1920s | 56 | #2,737 (1929) | #3,736 |
| 1930s | 345 | #682 (1938) | #2,295 |
| 1940s | 810 | #752 (1940) | #892 |
| 1950s | 713 | #1,051 (1958) | #1,198 |
| 1960s | 1,011 | #966 (1968) | #1,068 |
| 1970s | 1,315 | #836 (1978) | #984 |
| 1980s | 1,654 | #743 (1980) | #960 |
| 1990s | 2,166 | #629 (1999) | #949 |
| 2000s | 9,261 | #265 (2009) | #359 |
| 2010s | 18,160 | #107 (2019) | #188 |
| 2020s | 20,964 | #59 (2022) | #68 |
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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