Feminine dossier · first seen 1963

Kalani

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
959
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1963Peak 20212025
peak 2021 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Kalani

How many people are named Kalani?

An estimated 10,189 living Americans are named Kalani.

How rare is Kalani?

Kalani is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 800 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 16.6% from its 2021 peak.

How old is the typical Kalani?

The median age of a living American named Kalani is approximately 7 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 12 years old.

Is Kalani still popular?

Yes — Kalani is currently rising in popularity, with 800 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4.2× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Kalani most common?

Kalani has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appeared 4.3× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
16.6%
2025
800
All-time
10,278

Kalani spread fast — broke out in Georgia and Virginia (2016) and ran high in 10 states within a decade.

Broke out: Georgia and Virginia, 2016 · over-represented in 10 states over 6 years

Alabama: broke out 2017 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 2022 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: broke out 2017 FL Georgia: broke out 2016 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 2018 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: broke out 2021 MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 2017 MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2019 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2017 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 2016 VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY