Meaning and history
Kehlani is a modern spelling related to the Hawaiian name Kailani and the variant Kalani. Its rise in English-speaking use is closely associated with American singer-songwriter Kehlani Parrish, whose music brought the spelling wider recognition.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 50 births, rank #3,254
20162016: 325 births, rank #865
2017: 598 births, rank #523
2018: 914 births, rank #346
2019: 1,311 births, rank #243
2020: 1,713 births, rank #167
20212021: 1,877 births, rank #151
2022: 1,875 births, rank #153
2023: 1,864 births, rank #155
2024: 1,973 births, rank #150
20252025: 1,981 births, rank #148
Kehlani rose from #150 to #149 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,981.