Feminine dossier · first seen 1988
Kaelani
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
132
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kaelani
How many people are named Kaelani?
An estimated 1,303 living Americans are named Kaelani.
How rare is Kaelani?
Kaelani is uncommon among babies today, with 110 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 16.7% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Kaelani?
The median age of a living American named Kaelani is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 12 years old.
Is Kaelani still popular?
Yes — Kaelani is currently rising in popularity, with 110 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kaelani most common?
Kaelani has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1988Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
16.7%
2025
110
All-time
1,315
Where it lives now
Kaelani is most concentrated in Florida — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Kaelani is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.