Is Kaelani a boy or girl name?
Kaelani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 113 girls and 0 boys were named Kaelani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,205 US babies named Kaelani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,775
- Babies named Kaelani since 1988
- 1,205
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 132 babies
Boys and girls named Kaelani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,775 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,590 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,860 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,176 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,786 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,060 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,798 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,852 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,781 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,557 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,223 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,481 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,896 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,503 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,495 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,930 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,028 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,604 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,349 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,039 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,710 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,976 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,869 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,571 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,995 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,510 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,471 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,688 |
Highest rank
Kaelani has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,590 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kaelani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.