Ailani
A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning chief or high chief.
How Ailani has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #915 |
| 2017 | #950 |
| 2018 | #761 |
| 2019 | #684 |
| 2020 | #540 |
| 2021 | #529 |
| 2022 | #464 |
| 2023 | #593 |
| 2024 | #325 |
| 2025 | #168 |
Ailani by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ailani. In the US, 277 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 300 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ailani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ailani
Names that are said the same way as Ailani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Ailani, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ailani
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