What does Lani mean?

Especially used in English and Hindi preeminent, Lani means "Angel from Above, Sky or Heaven" and is given to both genders is originated from Hawaiian and Hawaii. Lani is short form of Kealani.

Kealani means Kea Meaning White Clear and Clear Sky is of Hawaiian origin is used majorly in Hawaiian.

How do I pronounce Lani?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Lani as l(a)-ni.

Variants of Lani

Laini, Lainee

Names that rhyme with Lani

How popular is the name Lani?

Lani used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1917 and over 6853 babies have been given the name in 110 years. When at the peak of its usage in 1947,.

However after 110 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Lani is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 1000 names.

In 2005, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 916 on girl names chart when 34 babies were named Lani. Over 433 people have been named Lani in England and Wales.

Lani is an uncommon baby name in France where it is still in use. Also, it is uncommon in Switzerland, where it has been in use since 2003 and peaked in 2018 when it ranked 607th.

In Belgium, it has been in use since 1997 and peaked in 2001 when it ranked 496th. There are over 180 babies that have been given the name Lani in Belgium.

But Lani is a popular baby name in Philippines where every 1 in 6000 have the name as well as in Indonesia. At least, 50000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	12190	5	2027	96
2022	10808	6	2027	95
2021	0	0	2089	90
2020	0	0	2208	81
2019	0	0	2246	81
2018	0	0	2434	73
2017	0	0	2335	78
2016	0	0	2383	78
2015	0	0	2644	67
2014	0	0	2491	72

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Facts

Lani in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	5	0	94	27
	0	0	0	20

Here's what numbers has to say about Lani

Leave your own mark in the world and make the best out of your life as long as you are here. Once you distance yourself from everything you know inspiration will walk into your life again. Injustice pisses you off. You need to acquire personal independence and hit the road of success. You want to achieve a great success and accomplish your dreams in order to prove yourself you can do it. You have a sharp focus and nothing slips your eye.

If you like Lani, you would love these names

•  Leilani means Heavenly Flowers or Heavenly Flower is notably used in English and Tamil used as a unisex name came from Hawaii and Hawaiian. On list of baby girl names, desirable Leilani reached 120th position in 2018 in United States
•  Kailani - Meaning of Kailani is the Sky or Sea is used as a gender-neutral name and is commonly used in English has origin in Hawaii and Hawaiian
•  Mikala - Admired Hebrew Mikala means "Who is Like God?" and is given to both genders is prevalently used in Danish, Finnish and Swedish
•  Nalani - Prevailing unisex name Nalani is used specifically in Tamil and Hawaii, meaning of Nalani is "A Calmness of the Skies or The Heavens" has origin in Hawaiian and Hawaii
•  Keano - Illustrous Keano notably is used in Dutch and Irish came from Hawaii and Hawaiian, meaning of Keano is "The Cool" is used as a boy name

•  Kale
•  Alani
•  Kimo
•  Keanu
•  Alanni

•  Leilanni
•  Lani
•  Kailanni
•  Alamea
•  Leylany

Famous people named Lani

• Lani Guinier, American civil rights theorist
• Lani Brockman, American theater actress and director
• Lani McIntyre, Hawaiian guitar and steel guitar player
• Lani Billard, Canadian actress and singer
• Lani Misalucha, Filipino singer
• Lani Ka'ahumanu, bisexual and feminist writer and activist
• Lani Minella, American actress, director
• Lani Tupu, New Zealand-born classically trained actor of Samoan descent
• Lani Hall, American singer, lyricist, author
• Lani O'Grady, American actress and talent agent
• Lani Smith, organist best
• Lani Jackson in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Stunts
• Lani Lobangco in Angel Molave as Actress
• In 1986, Lani Mercado portrayed the role of Cleo in drama and fantasy film Blusang itim.
• Lani O. Padilla, from 1951 drama, romance movie La roca Trinidad, who played N.

Lists having Lani

• Boys names beginning with L
• Girls names beginning with L
• English Baby Names
• Hawaiian Baby Names
• Hindi Baby Names
• Indian Baby Names
• Girl names that starts with Lan
• Boy names that ends with -ani
• Baby Names that mean Angel
• Baby Names that mean Sky
• Baby Names that mean Heaven

Sources

1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
4. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
5. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html