Kylani
Kylani was the 2031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1863rd with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,679 places. More babies were named Kylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,031 girls, up 841 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 681babies recorded
Kylani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,031 | 94 |
| 2020 | #2,872 | 57 |
| 2010 | #10,864 | 10 |
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How popular is Kylani, counting every spelling?
Kylani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,649 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,031 for Kylani on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kylani | 94 | #2,031 | 390 |
| Kilani | 16 | #6,989 | 81 |
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 Kylani?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kylani (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kylani 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kylani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kylani?
About 700 people born in the US named Kylani are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Kylani 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.
Kylani by state
How common Kylani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.8×). In 40 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 Kylani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kylani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kylani
How popular is the name Kylani?
Kylani was the 2031st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1863rd with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,679 places. More babies were named Kylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kylani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kylani in the US.
Where is Kylani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kylani was most common in Louisiana (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Florida.