Kaylanie
Kaylanie was the 3121st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2572nd with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,256 places. More babies were named Kaylanie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kaylani) sea and sky (variant of Kailani) · Hawaiian
- Rank in 2025
- #3,121 girls, up 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202369 babies
- Total since 1880
- 762babies recorded
What does the name Kaylanie mean?
Kaylanie is a spelling of Kaylani, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kaylani's meaning and origin.
Kaylani is an American spelling of Kailani, which Wiktionary derives from Hawaiian kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky, heaven'. Both words are well documented in Hawaiian; Wiktionary's Hawaiian entry for kai cites the standard Pukui and Elbert dictionary. The spelling with -y- follows the pattern of names like Kaylee and Kayla. Wikipedia has no entry for the given name, while Wiktionary records Kailani as a girl's name from Hawaiian.
kai (Hawaiian, “sea”)lani (Hawaiian, “sky, heaven”)
How sure is this? Probable. Hawaiian elements are clear; the name itself is a modern American form.
Related names: Kailani, Leilani, Kehlani, Lani.
See also: Hawaiian names, names that mean water, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kailani', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'kai', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'lani', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kaylanie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,121 | 52 |
| 2020 | #3,312 | 47 |
| 2010 | #5,325 | 26 |
| 2000 | #11,248 | 8 |
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How popular is Kaylanie, counting every spelling?
Kaylanie is a spelling of Kaylani, a name family that ranked #59 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,121 for Kaylanie on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,327 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylani | 1,675 | #185 | 6,578 |
| Kailani | 1,215 | #253 | 6,168 |
| Keilani | 383 | #727 | 2,096 |
| Kailany | 511 | #581 | 1,404 |
| Keilany | 191 | #1,198 | 722 |
| Kaelani | 110 | #1,824 | 550 |
| Kaylanie | 52 | #3,121 | 295 |
| Kaylanni | 29 | #4,702 | 180 |
| Caylani | 27 | #4,899 | 131 |
| Cailani | 24 | #5,273 | 105 |
| Kaylany | 26 | #5,038 | 92 |
| Kailanni | 10 | #9,761 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaylanie?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylanie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaylanie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylanie?
About 800 people born in the US named Kaylanie are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Kaylanie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaylanie by state
How common Kaylanie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), California (1.8×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaylanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylanie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaylanie
What does Kaylanie mean?
Kaylanie is a spelling of Kaylani, which means “sea and sky (variant of Kailani)” (Hawaiian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kaylanie?
Kaylanie was the 3121st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2572nd with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,256 places. More babies were named Kaylanie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaylanie in the US.
Where is Kaylanie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylanie was most common in Arizona (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.