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Kaelani

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Kaelani is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 113 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1130.01% of girls
Peak year
2023132 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1988
1,205people given the name
Babies named Kaelani, by year of birthgirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

1,205 girls have been named Kaelani in the United States since 1988, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 132 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 46%.

By decade

Decadegirls named Kaelani
1980s11
1990s31
2000s155
2010s457
2020s551

In 2023, its biggest year

Kaelani was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Kaelani

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.