Hawaiian lei, "flower garland", and lani, "heaven, sky" — heavenly flower. One of the most widely used Hawaiian names outside the islands.
Leilani ranks 60th among American girls in 2025, with 3,792 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 3,868 babies were given the name, ranking 59th. The typical living American called Leilani is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.33% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.