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Kanani

99% girls · 13 born in 2025

Kanani has been given to about 900 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 885
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kanani per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2000 · 31
  • Born in 202513
  • All time900

How popular is Kanani?

Its best year was 2000, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 4026th. The typical living American called Kanani is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Kanani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kalani0.88
  2. Kaylani0.79
  3. Alani0.75
  4. Amani0.75
  5. Kailani0.75
  6. Nalani0.75
  7. Malani0.75
  8. Avani0.75

Middle names for Kanani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kanani Rose0.85
  2. Kanani Marie0.85
  3. Kanani Grace0.85
  4. Kanani Jane0.85
  5. Kanani Louise0.85
  6. Kanani June0.84

Sibling names for Kanani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.82
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.82
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.82
  4. Daliasister · 0.81
  5. Aracelisister · 0.81
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.80

Where Kanani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kanani Reyes0.80
    2. Kanani Nguyen0.80
    3. Kanani Moore0.80
    4. Kanani Lee0.80
    5. Kanani Hall0.80
    6. Kanani Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kanani

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.