Meaning and history
Ailani is a Hawaiian name derived from ʻai, referring to enjoying or partaking of something, and lani, meaning "sky," "heaven" or "chief." In Hawaiian usage, the combined name conveys the idea of enjoying the privileges and carrying the responsibilities of chiefly rank. It is a relatively recent choice in the continental United States and has no widely established historical bearer.
20062006: 124 births, rank #1,691
2007: 118 births, rank #1,804
2008: 90 births, rank #2,206
2009: 112 births, rank #1,876
2010: 92 births, rank #2,136
20112011: 106 births, rank #1,886
2012: 92 births, rank #2,078
2013: 76 births, rank #2,385
2014: 106 births, rank #1,892
2015: 208 births, rank #1,199
20162016: 301 births, rank #915
2017: 277 births, rank #952
2018: 359 births, rank #759
2019: 423 births, rank #685
2020: 556 births, rank #542
20212021: 581 births, rank #532
2022: 680 births, rank #467
2023: 507 births, rank #591
2024: 950 births, rank #327
20252025: 1,807 births, rank #168
Ailani rose from #327 to #168 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,807.