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Leilani

/lay-LAH-nee/ FeminineHawaiian

Meaning

Leilani is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “heavenly garland of flowers”.

Leilani joins lei, the Hawaiian flower garland, with lani, sky or heaven, and is often translated as heavenly flowers or royal child. Mainland America embraced it during the midcentury tiki craze and again in recent years, when it leapt up the charts.

Reached the US girls' top 100 in the 2020s.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #60 in 2025 · peak #59 in 2022

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Hawaiian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/lay-LAH-nee/
Themes
SkyLove

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Questions

  • Leilani is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “heavenly garland of flowers”. Leilani joins lei, the Hawaiian flower garland, with lani, sky or heaven, and is often translated as heavenly flowers or royal child.

  • Leilani is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Reached the US girls' top 100 in the 2020s.

  • The name Leilani comes from Hawaiian. Leilani joins lei, the Hawaiian flower garland, with lani, sky or heaven, and is often translated as heavenly flowers or royal child. Mainland America embraced it during the midcentury tiki craze and again in recent years, when it leapt up the charts.

  • Leilani is pronounced lay-LAH-nee.

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  2. Altair MasculineArabic“the flying eagle”
  3. Alya FeminineArabic“sky, heaven, loftiness”
  4. Anil MasculineSanskrit“air, wind”
  5. Baran UnisexPersian and Kurdish“rain”
  6. Celeste FeminineLatin“heavenly”