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Lailani is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #1070 for girls in the United States in 2025. No source documents the spelling Lailani. It reads as a respelling of Hawaiian Leilani, which Behind the Name glosses as "heavenly flowers" or "royal child". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
No reference work we cite has an entry for the spelling Lailani. It is read here as a respelling of Hawaiian Leilani — lei, lai, lay and ley all spell the same vowel — and Behind the Name says Leilani "Means 'heavenly flowers' or 'royal child' from Hawaiian lei 'flowers, lei, child' and lani 'heaven, sky, royal, majesty'". Wiktionary's Hawaiian entry gives the same two elements. That reading is ours, stated openly, not a claim any source makes about this spelling.
Editorial confidence: likely
Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | lei | flowers, lei, child |
| Hawaiian | lani | heaven, sky, royal, majesty |
Popularity
Lailani ranked #1070 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #1070 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Lailani mean?
No source documents the spelling Lailani. It reads as a respelling of Hawaiian Leilani, which Behind the Name glosses as "heavenly flowers" or "royal child".
Is Lailani a popular name?
Lailani ranked #1070 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Lailani a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Lailani appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Leilani — supports meaning and roots of Leilani.
- Wiktionary: Leilani — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Hawaiian roots lei + lani.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Lailani (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
