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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Meilani

Meaning A female given name from Hawaiian Gender Girl Rank 2025 #591 Trend ↑ Rising 28%

A female given name from Hawaiian.

Rank 2025
#591
among girls · ↑223 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
498
named Meilani · +46% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
498 babies
All-time total
3,971
#3,002 all-time among girls
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Meilani popularity over time

3,971 babies have been named Meilani since 1982, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 52 5 – #4,595
1990s 91 9 +75% #6,494
2000s 224 22 +146% #4,334
2010s 1,634 163 +629% #818
2020s (to 2025) 1,970 328 +101% #591

Where Meilani 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 521 0.32 outside top 500
2027 541 0.34 outside top 500
2028 559 0.35 outside top 500
2029 574 0.36 outside top 500
2030 588 0.37 outside top 500

Where Meilani is most popular

Girls named Meilani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.206 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Georgia, and Indiana.

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 Meilani 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
Arizona 67 0.477 +132%
Georgia 76 0.335 +63%
Indiana 44 0.313 +52%
Connecticut 18 0.309 +50%
Mississippi 14 0.299 +45%
Pennsylvania 69 0.292 +42%
New Mexico 7 0.288 +40%
Nevada 13 0.280 +36%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +34%
Illinois 62 0.271 +32%
California 223 0.265 +29%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +28%
New Jersey 47 0.260 +27%
Virginia 43 0.252 +23%
Alabama 23 0.245 +19%
New York 97 0.245 +19%
Kansas 14 0.243 +18%
Texas 191 0.237 +15%
Michigan 42 0.231 +12%
Maryland 24 0.226 +10%
Florida 96 0.224 +9%
Ohio 47 0.198 ≈ national
Wisconsin 19 0.184 -10%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -14%
Washington 25 0.173 -16%
Missouri 19 0.158 -23%
Colorado 15 0.134 -35%
Utah 11 0.132 -36%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -38%
Tennessee 20 0.126 -39%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -54%
Massachusetts 10 0.083 -60%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Meilani

Meilani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #591 in 2025 with 498 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 3,971 American babies have been named Meilani. Its peak came in 2025, when 498 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 Meilani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meilani?

The median living Meilani is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 3,900 people named Meilani 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.

Meilani year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 498 #591
2024 341 #814
2023 320 #845
2022 284 #952
2021 227 #1,094
2020 300 #889
2019 305 #883
2018 332 #818
2017 295 #908
2016 263 #1,008
2015 287 #947
2014 62 #2,799
2013 19 #6,640
2012 22 #6,048
2011 25 #5,486
2010 24 #5,734
2009 31 #4,770
2008 27 #5,391
2007 24 #5,839
2006 19 #6,759
2005 32 #4,334
2004 24 #5,329
2003 18 #6,488
2002 12 #8,646
2001 19 #5,993
2000 18 #6,135
1995 8 #10,179
1990 6 #12,346
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Meilani?

The median living Meilani is about 6 years old. Half of all living Meilanis are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Meilani are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Meilani are alive in the United States, based on 3,971 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Meilani mean?

A female given name from Hawaiian.

How popular is the name Meilani in 2025?

Meilani ranked #591 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 498 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meilani?

3,971 babies have been named Meilani in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meilani most popular?

Meilani peaked in 2025, when 498 newborns received the name.

Is Meilani a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Meilani rising or falling?

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

Will Meilani become more popular?

Meilani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 588 girls named Meilani 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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