Is Lailani a boy or girl name?

Lailani is a girl’s name. Of the 2,629 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lailani

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Lailani was most popular in 2025, when 227 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,036 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,036, with 227 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,629 people named Lailani.

Lailani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lailani’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lailani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lailani is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,629 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lailani

Where Lailani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org