Meaning and history
Lani is a Hawaiian name meaning “sky,” “heaven,” “royal,” or “majesty.”
20062006: 127 births, rank #1,664
2007: 120 births, rank #1,784
2008: 95 births, rank #2,122
2009: 98 births, rank #2,076
2010: 90 births, rank #2,167
20112011: 76 births, rank #2,416
2012: 71 births, rank #2,548
2013: 74 births, rank #2,439
2014: 72 births, rank #2,497
2015: 67 births, rank #2,646
20162016: 80 births, rank #2,343
2017: 78 births, rank #2,338
2018: 73 births, rank #2,438
2019: 81 births, rank #2,249
2020: 82 births, rank #2,196
20212021: 92 births, rank #2,071
2022: 98 births, rank #1,992
2023: 96 births, rank #2,033
2024: 105 births, rank #1,895
20252025: 131 births, rank #1,592
Lani moved from #953 to #999 for girls between 1970 and 1979. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 143.