Girl name
Kalani
Kalani holds the #387 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 800 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#339 nationally, 959 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1963. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#102 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#387
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#339
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
800
girls named Kalani
Kalani popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kalani is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#150), Mississippi (#107), Louisiana (#102)
Uniqueness score
37/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kalani in the most recent year of SSA data.