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Ailani

Origin
Modern coinage — On the Hawaiian sound element lani — 'heavens'

Girl's name · #168 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ailani is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1996, it stood at #168 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 7,900 girls have been named Ailani along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#40 in Ecuador (2025) · #68 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #140 in Mexico (2024) · #2,723 in Canada (2024).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Ailany (#14) and Aylani (#293), Ailani would rank around #8 with about 10,000 births last year — the newborns split about 72/18/10 across Ailany, Ailani, and Aylani.

Similar names: Aylani · Kaylani · Ailana · Jaylani · Oaklynn · Aitana

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