Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kanani

Gender

Female

Origin

Hawaiian
The beauty; the glory

Pronunciation

k(a)-na-ni

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #5846, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #3979, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–13
2024–19
2023–21
2022–19
2021–10
2020–13
2019–12
2018–13
2017–13
2016–12

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