Gender
Origin
- Hawaiian
- The Heavens
The sky, chieftain
Syllables
3
Pronunciation
k(a)-la-ni
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1762, 86 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4707, 21 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #339, 959 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 800 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 800 |
| 2024 | 36 | 917 |
| 2023 | 33 | 813 |
| 2022 | 37 | 843 |
| 2021 | 44 | 959 |
| 2020 | 43 | 784 |
| 2019 | 38 | 668 |
| 2018 | 43 | 526 |
| 2017 | 57 | 568 |
| 2016 | 77 | 433 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1987, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #1563, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | – | 12 |
| 2022 | – | 8 |
| 2021 | – | 17 |
| 2020 | 3 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 | 19 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4173, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence