Kajani Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Kajani

Pronunciation: kuh-JAH-nee

Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#12,948
TREND
2,724

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Kajani in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Kajani

  • 17 babies named Kajani: U.S. records list 17 babies given the name Kajani from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Kajani Mean?

Kajani has no settled meaning as a given name. It is not securely linked to a particular language or root, so the name cannot be translated with confidence.

Kajani Name History & Origins

The name's development is not well documented. No reliable account identifies an earlier form, a region of origin, or a parent name. Similar-looking forms such as the Swahili word kijani, meaning green, and the Finnish place name Kajaani have their own histories and should not be treated as evidence for Kajani's origin.

How Popular is the Name Kajani?

Kajani 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 2023. Its best rank was #10,224 in 2023.

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.

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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How the Name Kajani Shapes Your Personality and Life?

EXTREMES in fortune, health and spirituality. You are very versatile, idealistic and intuitive. You either enjoy great success or suffer abject misery. The solution is service to others. Use your leadership abilities for humanity and not for self-glorification. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.

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