Naylani
Naylani was the 897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 296 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,890 places. More babies were named Naylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it nay-LAH-nee /neɪˈlɑni/
- Rank in 2025
- #897 girls, up 1,516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 296girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,206babies recorded
What does the name Naylani mean?
Naylani has no documented origin in the dictionaries and name references we checked. It looks like a recent American name modelled on Hawaiian names ending in -lani, such as Leilani, where Hawaiian lani means 'sky, heaven' and also 'royal, exalted'. Naylani itself is not recorded as a Hawaiian name, however, and Hawaiian spelling has no letter y, so a Hawaiian meaning should not be assumed. It appears in US birth records only from the early 2000s.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; the resemblance to Leilani and other -lani names is not evidence of a Hawaiian meaning.
Related names: Leilani, Leylani, Nalani.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leilani' (Hawaiian section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'lani' (Hawaiian section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Lorrin Andrews, A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, rev. H. H. Parker (1922), s.v. 'introduction, 'The Hawaiian alphabet'', Board of Commissioners of Public Archives, Honolulu (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Naylani
The usual nicknames for Naylani are Lani. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Naylani in the last five years, 72 were named Lani, against 2575 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lani · also for Leylani, Leilani, Kehlani | Modern | #1,603 | 522 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Naylanis go by each one.
Naylani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #897 | 296 |
| 2020 | #2,413 | 73 |
| 2010 | #4,574 | 32 |
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How popular is Naylani, counting every spelling?
Naylani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #519 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #897 for Naylani on its own. Together these spellings went to 585 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naylani | 296 | #897 | 723 |
| Nailani | 134 | #1,577 | 319 |
| Naelani | 38 | #3,881 | 158 |
| Neilani | 38 | #3,885 | 134 |
| Nailany | 51 | #3,155 | 57 |
| Neilany | 9 | #10,678 | 31 |
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 Naylani?
296 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Naylani (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Naylani 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Naylani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Naylani?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Naylani are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Naylani 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.
Naylani by state
How common Naylani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.7×), Florida (1.6×), Illinois (1.5×). In 31 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 Naylani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Naylani, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Naylani · Sibling names for Naylani
Questions about the name Naylani
How popular is the name Naylani?
Naylani was the 897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 296 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,890 places. More babies were named Naylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Naylani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Naylani in the US.
Where is Naylani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Naylani was most common in Pennsylvania (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Illinois.