girl's name
Leiani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 470
Leiani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 66,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Leiani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 54 |
| 2010s | 166 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 238 |
How popular is Leiani?
In 2025, Leiani was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Leiani is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Leiani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leiani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leiani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leiani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leiani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leiani
How popular is the name Leiani?
In 2025, Leiani was given to 50 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Leiani a girl's or a boy's name?
Leiani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Leiani most popular?
Leiani peaked in 2025, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leiani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leiani currently ranks #3,202 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.