Fun Facts About the Name Aalani
- 357 babies named Aalani: U.S. records list 357 babies given the name Aalani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aalani Mean?
Aalani is a modern spelling of the given name Alani, and its meaning depends on which of two separate origins is meant. In Hawaiian, ʻālani is the ordinary word for the orange tree and its fruit, and Alani is used as a name with that sense; Hawaiian writes the word with an initial ʻokina, a glottal stop, so the doubled a in Aalani reflects English spelling habits rather than Hawaiian ones. A second, unrelated line treats Alani as a feminine form of Alan or a variant of Alana. The origin of Alan is itself disputed: one long-standing explanation connects it to the Alani (Alans), a nomadic Iranian-speaking people known from Greek and Latin writing, while other explanations have been proposed, and none is settled. Where Alani is taken as a form of Alana, the Irish element ail ("rock") with a diminutive ending is sometimes cited, again without firm agreement. Because these derivations are independent, no single literal meaning can be assigned to Aalani with confidence.
Aalani Name History & Origins
Alani, the base name behind this spelling, is used as a girl's name in English-speaking countries, and Aalani is one of several respellings that circulate alongside it. The doubled opening vowel follows English practice rather than Hawaiian orthography, where the word begins with the ʻokina. The name has passed through more than one language community, so it carries different reference points for different users: in Hawaiian use it points to the orange tree and its fruit, while English-speaking users often choose Alani, Alana, or a respelling for its sound, without tying it to a single language of origin. One traditional association is with Alan and, further back, with the Alans, the Iranian-speaking people called Alani by Greek and Latin writers; that connection is a proposed etymology for Alan, not a documented pedigree for every name spelled Alani or Aalani, and it should not be treated as certain.
How Popular is the Name Aalani?
Aalani has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,822 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,822 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2024 | #4,651 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #4,044 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #3,824 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #4,012 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2020 | #4,169 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #6,009 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #7,227 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,976 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #10,956 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #14,585 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,255 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,823 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #16,101 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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