Fun Facts About the Name Leiani
- 462 babies named Leiani: U.S. records list 462 babies given the name Leiani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Leiani Mean?
Leiani is a rare feminine given name, and no meaning is firmly established for it. The name can be split into a Lei- opening and an -ani ending, but neither part can be traced to one particular language, and the -ani ending turns up in names from unrelated sources, so it carries no single translation. Leiani is sometimes treated as a form of Leilani, the Hawaiian name built from lei (garland) and lani (sky or royal), but Leiani does not match that compound's shape, and a resemblance in sound is not proof of a shared origin. On the available evidence, the meaning is uncertain.
Leiani Name History & Origins
Leiani has little documented history of its own. It is not tied to a saint's legend, a royal house, or a classical text, and it does not carry a long tradition in any single language. Where it appears, it works as a modern spelling rather than the continuation of an older inherited name. The names it most resembles have separate histories: Hawaiian Leilani grew out of two Hawaiian words, while Liana and Leana arose independently in European languages. Those developments belong to those names and do not transfer to Leiani, which has no documented path from any of them.
How Popular is the Name Leiani?
Leiani 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 #3,190 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 | #3,190 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 2024 | #3,780 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2023 | #3,743 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,859 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #4,204 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #4,126 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #6,308 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,255 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #8,578 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,392 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #6,608 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #9,299 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #7,594 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,651 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #10,122 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #11,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,035 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #11,266 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #14,797 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,072 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #18,040 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #13,242 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,720 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #15,488 | 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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