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Girl's name · #60 in the US (2025) · Trending
Leilani is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1917, it stood at #60 in 2025 — its best so far was #59, in 2022. About 56,000 girls have been named Leilani along the way.
Leilani received an early boost in 1937, when Bing Crosby performed Sweet Leilani in the film Waikiki Wedding.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#138 in New Zealand (2025) · #149 in Mexico (2024) · #243 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #472 in Ecuador (2025) · #696 in England & Wales (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,001 in Canada (2025) · #1,098 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,609 in Austria (2025) · #2,852 in France (2025) · #3,941 in Italy (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) and 3 more.
Among 58 notable people named Leilani:
Sports figures appear 2.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leilani Mitchell, Australian basketball player (born 1985).
Together with its spelling variants Leilany (#696) and Leylani (#971), Leilani would rank around #48 with about 4,500 births last year — the newborns split about 85/9/6 across Leilani, Leilany, and Leylani.
Similar names: Leilany · Kehlani · Lyla · Ailani · Kaia · Lily
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