Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Kahlani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #875 Trend ↑ Rising 63%
Rank 2025
#875
among girls · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
306
named Kahlani · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,253
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
325 babies
All-time total
2,220
#4,405 all-time among girls
First recorded
2003
in Social Security records

Kahlani popularity over time

2,220 babies have been named Kahlani since 2003, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 17 – 17 2 – #14,737
2010s 557 – 557 56 +3176% #1,180
2020s (to 2025) 1,639 7 1,646 274 +393% #835

Where Kahlani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 334 0.21 outside top 500
2027 360 0.22 outside top 500
2028 383 0.24 outside top 500
2029 404 0.25 outside top 500
2030 423 0.26 outside top 500

Where Kahlani is most popular

Girls named Kahlani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.176 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kahlani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 39 0.834 +375%
South Carolina 59 0.656 +274%
Alabama 57 0.607 +246%
Louisiana 47 0.537 +206%
Georgia 102 0.449 +156%
North Carolina 84 0.369 +110%
Virginia 52 0.305 +74%
Illinois 65 0.284 +62%
Florida 111 0.259 +48%
Maryland 26 0.245 +40%
Michigan 44 0.242 +38%
Ohio 54 0.228 +30%
Tennessee 36 0.227 +29%
Texas 169 0.210 +20%
Kansas 11 0.191 +9%
Missouri 20 0.166 -5%
Pennsylvania 35 0.148 -16%
Indiana 20 0.142 -19%
New York 49 0.124 -30%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -46%
California 69 0.082 -53%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -54%
Arizona 10 0.071 -59%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -60%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -72%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -74%
Washington 5 0.035 -80%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -81%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
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District of Columbia – – –
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Iowa – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kahlani

Kahlani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #875 in 2025 with 306 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2003, 2,220 American babies have been named Kahlani. Its peak came in 2024, when 325 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kahlani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kahlani?

The median living Kahlani is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 2,200 people named Kahlani are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kahlani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 306 #875 – –
2024 325 #835 – –
2023 263 #978 – –
2022 261 #1,003 – –
2021 269 #965 – –
2020 215 #1,123 7 #10,063
2019 199 #1,180 – –
2018 150 #1,467 – –
2017 105 #1,923 – –
2016 57 #2,948 – –
2015 25 #5,376 – –
2014 7 #13,761 – –
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2012 – – – –
2011 7 #14,021 – –
2010 7 #14,190 – –
2009 – – – –
2008 5 #18,897 – –
2007 6 #16,460 – –
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2003 6 #14,737 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kahlani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kahlani?

The median living Kahlani is about 3 years old. Half of all living Kahlanis are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Kahlani are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Kahlani are alive in the United States, based on 2,220 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kahlani in 2025?

Kahlani ranked #875 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 306 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kahlani?

2,220 babies have been named Kahlani in the United States since 2003, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kahlani most popular?

Kahlani peaked in 2024, when 325 newborns received the name.

Is Kahlani a boy or girl name?

Kahlani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kahlani rising or falling?

Kahlani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kahlani become more popular?

Kahlani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 423 girls named Kahlani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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