Baby Name Popularity Profile

Kahlani

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kahlani.

✦ Heaven's sea 🌍 Other Nature Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #875
All-Time Peak Rank #835 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 2,213 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.3% Boy / 99.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 2003 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 325 births in 2024
💡 The Kahlani Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Heaven's sea
Language Origin Other
Origin Type uncertain
Derived from Hawaiian elements, often interpreted as 'heaven's sea' or 'sky's water'.
Common Nicknames
Lani
Pronunciation: kah-LAH-nee
Themes & Categories
Nature Spiritual
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kahlani across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +42.3%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +1124.0%
2015: 25 births 25 2016: 57 births 2017: 105 births 2018: 150 births 2019: 199 births 2020: 215 births 215 2021: 269 births 2022: 261 births 2023: 263 births 2024: 325 births 2025: 306 births 306
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 325 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 12 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 0
2000s: 17
2010s: 557
2020s: 1,639

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Kah-lan-i
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Georgia
Top States Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
States with Data 28
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Georgia #519 162 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #681 177 2023 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #940 142 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #214 64 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #550 71 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #726 85 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #408 47 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #835 60 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #752 231 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #574 39 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #503 97 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #582 36 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #838 73 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #998 31 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #821 50 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 15 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #837 62 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New York #2247 89 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #2184 107 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #687 25 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #544 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 12 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #694 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #917 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 6 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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