girl's name
Nailani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 500
Nailani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 134 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,741 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Nailani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 348 |
How popular is Nailani?
In 2025, Nailani was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Nailani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nailani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nailani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nailani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nailani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nailani
How popular is the name Nailani?
In 2025, Nailani was given to 134 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nailani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nailani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nailani most popular?
Nailani peaked in 2025, when 134 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nailani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nailani currently ranks #1,578 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.