Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Leilani name popularity since 1925
56,450 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leilani. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Leilani is about 9 years old in 2026. Leilani peaked in 2025 as the #60 name for girls, and it ranked #60 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,450
- Named Leilani, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #60
- for girls in 2025 (3,792 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 56,425 girls · 25 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 11.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Leilani made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leilani births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Leilani peaked in 2025.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, Leilani's share of baby girls fell by 33%, from 1 in 7,450 to 1 in 11,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 3× more common, from 1 in 10,700 baby girls to 1 in 3,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Leilani's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leilani.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leilani in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 26 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 345 | 0 | #3,052 |
| 1940s | 810 | 0 | #893 |
| 1950s | 713 | 0 | #1,314 |
| 1960s | 1,011 | 0 | #1,093 |
| 1970s | 1,315 | 0 | #1,073 |
| 1980s | 1,654 | 0 | #992 |
| 1990s | 2,166 | 0 | #1,083 |
| 2000s | 9,261 | 19 | #335 |
| 2010s | 18,160 | 6 | #178 |
| 2020–25 | 20,964 | 0 | #60 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
62.3% of babies named Leilani from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Leilani is most popular
The index compares Leilani's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Leilani.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 11.62× | 1,945 |
| Nevada | 3.88× | 742 |
| Arizona | 3.01× | 2,089 |
| California | 2.32× | 13,165 |
| Florida | 2.00× | 3,864 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Leilani and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Leilani (this page) | 56,425 | 2025 |
| Leilany | 4,966 | 2022 |
| Leylani | 2,615 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leilani's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leilani.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leilani (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data