Is Kalani a boy or girl name?
Kalani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 917 girls and 36 boys were named Kalani, so 96.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81% of the 11,687 US babies named Kalani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,292
- Girl rank, 2024
- #339
- Babies named Kalani since 1959
- 11,687
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,003 babies
Boys and girls named Kalani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 41 | 16 | 28.1% |
| 1970s | 153 | 71 | 31.7% |
| 1980s | 211 | 167 | 44.2% |
| 1990s | 307 | 368 | 54.5% |
| 2000s | 670 | 1,132 | 62.8% |
| 2010s | 636 | 3,401 | 84.2% |
| 2020s | 193 | 4,316 | 95.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,292 | 917 | #339 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,506 | 813 | #380 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,246 | 843 | #374 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,839 | 959 | #339 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,819 | 784 | #397 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,127 | 668 | #469 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,822 | 526 | #585 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,300 | 568 | #544 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,909 | 433 | #678 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,314 | 334 | #839 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,165 | 239 | #1,072 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,838 | 170 | #1,375 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,853 | 180 | #1,308 |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,878 | 157 | #1,443 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,991 | 126 | #1,682 |
| 2009 | 86 | #1,766 | 166 | #1,415 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,078 | 108 | #1,954 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,025 | 120 | #1,788 |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,731 | 134 | #1,602 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,954 | 113 | #1,750 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,866 | 143 | #1,438 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,919 | 107 | #1,764 |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,778 | 92 | #1,926 |
| 2001 | 58 | #1,902 | 81 | #2,069 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,982 | 68 | #2,293 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,006 | 65 | #2,293 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,293 | 44 | #2,945 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,027 | 49 | #2,604 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,716 | 38 | #3,113 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,725 | 43 | #2,812 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,425 | 35 | #3,265 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,482 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,636 | 19 | #5,143 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,785 | 18 | #5,276 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,526 | 29 | #3,664 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,085 | 23 | #4,175 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,911 | 30 | #3,258 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,600 | 16 | #4,947 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,393 | 17 | #4,618 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,261 | 14 | #5,180 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,488 | 11 | #6,071 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,527 | 12 | #5,609 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,769 | 12 | #5,699 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,538 | 17 | #4,412 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,324 | 15 | #4,830 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,082 | 10 | #6,402 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,430 | 8 | #7,253 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,880 | 14 | #4,766 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,291 | 9 | #6,278 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,034 | 7 | #7,504 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,512 | 5 | #9,354 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,792 | 6 | #7,670 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,747 | 7 | #6,916 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,582 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,240 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,231 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,956 | 11 | #4,127 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,363 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,329 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kalani reached #1,731 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #339 in 2021. 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 Kalani
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.