Halani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Halani by the numbers
Halani was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Halani
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 Halani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hasanihandsome or good-looking19 in the US (2017)
- Healaniheavenly fragrance7 in the US (2017)
- Haani5 in the US (2017)
- Havanaderived from place name; capital of Cuba38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hananmerciful or compassionate25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harinirelating to or made of deer23 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Halani
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