Fun Facts About the Name Laelani
- 289 babies named Laelani: U.S. records list 289 babies given the name Laelani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laelani Mean?
Laelani is commonly treated as an English spelling variant of Leilani, a Hawaiian name. Leilani is formed from Hawaiian lei, meaning "garland" or "flower wreath," and lani, meaning "sky," "heaven," or "royal." Its literal sense is "heavenly garland" or "heavenly flower." The familiar English gloss "heavenly child" is a customary interpretation rather than a word-for-word translation. The Laelani spelling replaces the usual ei with ae but keeps the same Hawaiian-derived elements.
Laelani Name History & Origins
Leilani is a Hawaiian given name formed from ordinary Hawaiian vocabulary. It was used in Hawaii and later entered English-language naming in the United States. Laelani is an English-language spelling of the same name; its history belongs with Leilani rather than with a separate Hawaiian root. The spelling changes the vowel pair of Leilani from ei to ae, and it is used alongside other English spellings of the name.
How Popular is the Name Laelani?
Laelani 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 2022. Its best rank was #5,240 in 2022.
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 | #6,451 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,509 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,481 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #5,240 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #7,120 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,505 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #10,962 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,392 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,089 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #15,379 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,854 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,580 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,831 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #10,106 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,014 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,111 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #16,332 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,819 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #13,354 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #18,763 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,417 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #10,339 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #14,901 | 6 | 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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