Leilani
#60 for girls in 2025, 3,792 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #10,803
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 3,868 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 56,466since 1917
Leilani over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #60 | 3,792 | — | |
| 2024 | #66 | 3,365 | — | |
| 2023 | #61 | 3,562 | — | |
| 2022 | #59 | 3,868 | — | |
| 2021 | #68 | 3,485 | — | |
| 2020 | #92 | 2,892 | — | |
| 2019 | #107 | 2,703 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #120 | 2,519 | — | |
| 2017 | #129 | 2,284 | — | |
| 2016 | #159 | 1,971 | — | |
| 2015 | #177 | 1,807 | — | |
| 2014 | #218 | 1,540 | — | |
| 2013 | #231 | 1,391 | — | |
| 2012 | #224 | 1,415 | — | |
| 2011 | #244 | 1,304 | — | |
| 2010 | #267 | 1,226 | — | |
| 2009 | #265 | 1,243 | — | |
| 2008 | #276 | 1,231 | — | |
| 2007 | #286 | 1,188 | — | |
| 2006 | #310 | 1,067 | — | |
| 2005 | #334 | 954 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #341 | 937 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #353 | 883 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #440 | 660 | — | |
| 2001 | #468 | 593 | — | |
| 2000 | #521 | 505 | — | |
| 1999 | #629 | 375 | — | |
| 1998 | #736 | 296 | — | |
| 1997 | #765 | 275 | — | |
| 1996 | #931 | 209 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,080 | 165 | — | |
| 1994 | #956 | 194 | — | |
| 1993 | #996 | 186 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,146 | 154 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,144 | 155 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,110 | 157 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,118 | 148 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,092 | 144 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,088 | 140 | — | |
| 1986 | #987 | 159 | — | |
| 1985 | #987 | 154 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,011 | 141 | — | |
| 1983 | #894 | 169 | — | |
| 1982 | #886 | 173 | — | |
| 1981 | #795 | 203 | — | |
| 1980 | #743 | 223 | — | |
| 1979 | #955 | 153 | — | |
| 1978 | #836 | 177 | — | |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | — | |
| 1976 | #930 | 139 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 110 | — | |
| 1974 | #964 | 128 | — | |
| 1973 | #973 | 122 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,146 | 95 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,026 | 120 | — | |
| 1970 | #997 | 125 | — | |
| 1969 | #975 | 121 | — | |
| 1968 | #966 | 115 | — | |
| 1967 | #984 | 107 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,142 | 86 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,089 | 92 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,204 | 84 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,099 | 98 | — | |
| 1962 | #992 | 117 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,101 | 99 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,131 | 92 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,192 | 80 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,051 | 99 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,135 | 86 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,105 | 87 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,309 | 59 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,392 | 52 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,299 | 56 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,236 | 59 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,190 | 61 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,073 | 74 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,109 | 66 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,015 | 74 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,021 | 75 | — | |
| 1946 | #970 | 74 | — | |
| 1945 | #889 | 72 | — | |
| 1944 | #850 | 80 | — | |
| 1943 | #788 | 97 | — | |
| 1942 | #759 | 99 | — | |
| 1941 | #768 | 88 | — | |
| 1940 | #752 | 85 | — | |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 | — | |
| 1938 | #682 | 101 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
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| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
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| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five girls were named Leilani! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Leilani is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#26 · 1 in 168
- California#110 · 1 in 563
- Nevada#123 · 1 in 487
- Arizona#161 · 1 in 702
- Rhode Island#164 · 1 in 541
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Mexico, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #26 | 21 | 1 in 168 |
| California | #110 | 407 | 1 in 563 |
| Nevada | #123 | 25 | 1 in 487 |
| Arizona | #161 | 52 | 1 in 702 |
| Rhode Island | #164 | 6 | 1 in 541 |
| Florida | #210 | 83 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Washington | #216 | 34 | 1 in 945 |
| Illinois | #219 | 63 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 14 | 1 in 929 |
| District of Columbia | #230 | 5 | 1 in 640 |
| New York | #266 | 71 | 1 in 1,345 |
| New Jersey | #279 | 29 | 1 in 1,355 |
| North Carolina | #285 | 37 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Oregon | #285 | 15 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Maryland | #292 | 20 | 1 in 1,264 |
| Colorado | #293 | 21 | 1 in 1,167 |
| New Mexico | #336 | 7 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Oklahoma | #372 | 11 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Texas | #372 | 90 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Utah | #383 | 12 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Virginia | #389 | 20 | 1 in 1,881 |
| Georgia | #405 | 27 | 1 in 1,956 |
| Iowa | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,933 |
| Massachusetts | #441 | 12 | 1 in 2,269 |
| Pennsylvania | #449 | 24 | 1 in 2,306 |
| South Carolina | #479 | 9 | 1 in 2,133 |
| Wisconsin | #505 | 10 | 1 in 2,505 |
| Louisiana | #549 | 8 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Mississippi | #570 | 5 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Indiana | #578 | 11 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Kansas | #589 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Michigan | #612 | 13 | 1 in 3,420 |
| Missouri | #662 | 8 | 1 in 3,679 |
| Ohio | #759 | 12 | 1 in 4,699 |
| Alabama | #800 | 5 | 1 in 4,197 |
| Tennessee | #919 | 6 | 1 in 5,365 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Leilani
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 6 spots since 2024 (#66 → #60)
- 32 spots since 2020 (#92 → #60)
- 117 spots since 2015 (#177 → #60)
- Biggest jump: 2,351 spots in 1937 (#3,103 → #752)
- Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1995 (#956 → #1,080)
Rise & fade · girls
105 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 2022 at #59 (3,868 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1996–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 424
- Highest: 1 in 424 girls born in 2025 were named Leilani (0.24%)
- Its best rank, #59 in 2022, was only 1 in 424 (0.24%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 37.1% of all girls named Leilani (20,964) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #4,251 (1919) | #4,423 |
| 1920s | 56 | #2,737 (1929) | #3,736 |
| 1930s | 345 | #682 (1938) | #2,295 |
| 1940s | 810 | #752 (1940) | #892 |
| 1950s | 713 | #1,051 (1958) | #1,198 |
| 1960s | 1,011 | #966 (1968) | #1,068 |
| 1970s | 1,315 | #836 (1978) | #984 |
| 1980s | 1,654 | #743 (1980) | #960 |
| 1990s | 2,166 | #629 (1999) | #949 |
| 2000s | 9,261 | #265 (2009) | #359 |
| 2010s | 18,160 | #107 (2019) | #188 |
| 2020s | 20,964 | #59 (2022) | #68 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leilani in 2008
girls
#276
1,231 births · 1 in 1,536 girls
Top girls' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,536 of them was named Leilani, which outranked 98.7% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Leilani
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.