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Girl name

Ailani

100% girls · #168 in the US for girls, 2025

Ailani has been given to about 7,905 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,864
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ailani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 1,807
  • Born in 20251,807
  • All time7,905
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Ailani?

Ailani ranks 168th among American girls in 2025, with 1,807 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,807 babies were given the name, ranking 168th. The typical living American called Ailani is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Ailani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kailani0.89
  2. Alani0.84
  3. Milani0.84
  4. Ailany0.83
  5. Kaylani0.83
  6. Leilani0.75
  7. Keilani0.75
  8. Imani0.71

Middle names for Ailani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ailani Rose0.89
  2. Ailani Marie0.89
  3. Ailani Grace0.89
  4. Ailani Jane0.89
  5. Ailani Louise0.89
  6. Ailani June0.88

Sibling names for Ailani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Shepherdbrother · 0.99
  2. Callahanbrother · 0.99
  3. Bakerbrother · 0.98
  4. Sylviesister · 0.98
  5. Elodiesister · 0.98
  6. Rayasister · 0.97

Where Ailani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.15%
  2. Delaware0.13%
  3. Hawaii0.12%
  4. California0.10%
  5. Texas0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ailani Reyes0.84
  2. Ailani Nguyen0.84
  3. Ailani Moore0.84
  4. Ailani Lee0.84
  5. Ailani Hall0.84
  6. Ailani Green0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ailani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Ailani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.