Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Keilani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #727 Trend ↑ Rising 34%
Rank 2025
#727
among girls · ↑24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
383
named Keilani · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
466 babies
All-time total
5,309
#2,476 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Keilani popularity over time

5,309 babies have been named Keilani since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 62 – 62 6 – #3,207
1980s 31 – 31 3 -50% #5,748
1990s 256 – 256 26 +726% #2,551
2000s 824 – 824 82 +222% #1,789
2010s 1,675 5 1,680 168 +104% #855
2020s (to 2025) 2,456 – 2,456 409 +144% #632

Where Keilani 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 403 0.25 outside top 500
2027 420 0.26 outside top 500
2028 436 0.27 outside top 500
2029 450 0.28 outside top 500
2030 462 0.29 outside top 500

Where Keilani is most popular

Girls named Keilani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.258 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Mississippi, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Keilani 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
Hawaii 26 2.27 +778%
Mississippi 37 0.791 +206%
New Mexico 11 0.452 +75%
Georgia 100 0.440 +70%
Texas 328 0.408 +58%
California 342 0.407 +57%
Alabama 38 0.405 +57%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +55%
Arizona 56 0.399 +54%
Florida 154 0.360 +39%
Colorado 40 0.358 +39%
Louisiana 29 0.331 +28%
Illinois 74 0.323 +25%
Maryland 34 0.321 +24%
Iowa 18 0.308 +19%
Virginia 52 0.305 +18%
Wisconsin 31 0.301 +16%
Washington 42 0.291 +13%
Massachusetts 34 0.281 +9%
New Jersey 50 0.277 +7%
Tennessee 41 0.259 ≈ national
North Carolina 57 0.250 ≈ national
Indiana 34 0.242 -6%
Nevada 11 0.237 -8%
New York 89 0.225 -13%
South Carolina 19 0.211 -18%
Kentucky 17 0.199 -23%
Connecticut 11 0.189 -27%
Oregon 11 0.169 -35%
Pennsylvania 39 0.165 -36%
Ohio 34 0.143 -45%
Minnesota 14 0.130 -50%
Michigan 23 0.126 -51%
Kansas 5 0.087 -66%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -74%
Missouri 8 0.066 -74%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Keilani

Keilani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #727 in 2025 with 383 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 5,309 American babies have been named Keilani. Its peak came in 2022, when 466 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 Keilani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keilani?

The median living Keilani is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 5,300 people named Keilani are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Keilani 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 383 #727 – –
2024 376 #751 – –
2023 457 #642 – –
2022 466 #632 – –
2021 414 #698 – –
2020 360 #758 – –
2019 313 #855 – –
2018 263 #997 – –
2017 189 #1,253 – –
2016 168 #1,391 – –
2015 143 #1,548 5 #13,092
2014 126 #1,680 – –
2013 129 #1,651 – –
2012 148 #1,507 – –
2011 102 #1,948 – –
2010 94 #2,107 – –
2009 109 #1,926 – –
2008 98 #2,087 – –
2007 120 #1,789 – –
2006 99 #2,008 – –
2005 89 #2,098 – –
2004 84 #2,145 – –
2003 77 #2,237 – –
2002 46 #3,120 – –
2001 50 #2,899 – –
2000 52 #2,801 – –
1995 32 #3,455 – –
1990 7 #10,766 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 22 #3,207 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Keilani?

The median living Keilani is about 6 years old. Half of all living Keilanis are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Keilani are alive today?

An estimated 5,300 people named Keilani are alive in the United States, based on 5,309 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keilani in 2025?

Keilani ranked #727 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 383 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keilani?

5,309 babies have been named Keilani in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keilani most popular?

Keilani peaked in 2022, when 466 newborns received the name.

Is Keilani a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Keilani rising or falling?

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

Will Keilani become more popular?

Keilani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 462 girls named Keilani 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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