Fun Facts About the Name Lokelani
- 149 babies named Lokelani: U.S. records list 149 babies given the name Lokelani from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lokelani Mean?
Lokelani is a Hawaiian name meaning "rose of heaven," also rendered "heavenly rose." It joins two elements: loke, the Hawaiian borrowing of English rose, and lani, which means "sky, heaven" and, when applied to people, "royal, chiefly." Native Hawaiian words do not use r or s, so the English word rose came into the language as loke. The literal sense - a rose belonging to the heavens - matches the customary sense. The lani element also gives the name a noble overtone, so it can be understood as "royal rose" as well.
Lokelani Name History & Origins
Lokelani belongs to the layer of Hawaiian names created after contact with English speakers, when Hawaiian began absorbing foreign words and combining them with native ones. Loke (rose) is one such loanword, most likely from English, and pairing it with lani follows an older Hawaiian habit of ending a name with lani - "heaven, sky, royal" - to give it a lofty or chiefly quality.
Hawaiian tradition associates the name with a princess of Maui remembered for her beauty and called the "rose of heaven." The story survives in more than one telling, and the genealogical details are not firmly fixed. The same word names the lokelani, a pink rose usually identified as Rosa damascena, which serves as the island flower of Maui. The name is used chiefly in Hawaii and among Hawaiian families, where lani is a common closing element in personal names.
How Popular is the Name Lokelani?
Lokelani 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 2005. Its best rank was #9,646 in 1979.
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 | #11,506 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #16,642 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,439 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,712 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,520 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,902 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,755 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #18,189 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,887 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #18,719 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,179 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #14,746 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #14,835 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,454 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #13,607 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,880 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #16,512 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #15,827 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #14,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,567 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,999 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,840 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #9,816 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #9,646 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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