Aylani

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 68 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
68
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
#293
up from #560
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Aylani has moved

US popularity rank, 2023–2025. Lower is more popular.
#211#647#1082202320242025#293

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YearUS rank
2023#1000
2024#560
2025#293

Aylani by the numbers

Aylani was given to 68 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Aylani

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aylani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ailanichief or high chief277 in the US (2017)
  • Aulaniroyal messenger81 in the US (2017)
  • Ahlanifrom the ocean or heavenly52 in the US (2017)
  • Aolanicloud from heaven23 in the US (2017)
  • Alani713 in the US (2017)
  • Ayani13 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aylani

Names that are said the same way as Aylani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ailanychieftess; a recent coinage52 in the US (2017)
  • Alannifair, beautiful; a form of Alana48 in the US (2017)
  • Alonimy oak tree36 in the US (2017)
  • Alanienoble; a form of Alana28 in the US (2017)
  • Alany43 in the US (2017)
  • Alahni32 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aylani

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