Lani comes from the Hawaiian tradition, meaning Heavenly Woman.
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How popular is Lani?
1979peak year
Lani has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2233), with about 86 babies named Lani each year. In 1979, 143 babies received the name (ranked #999). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 7,424.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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