Kanani

A unisex name of Hawaiian origin, meaning the handsome one.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kanani by the numbers

Kanani was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 31 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Kanaiof the sea26 in the US (2017)
  • Kanari13 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Keanithe ocean, seawater7 in the US (2017)
  • Khanimy wealth, my treasure; possessive form of khana7 in the US (2017)
  • Kawaicute or lovely6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Kanani, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Kevinhandsome at birth3,813 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kanani

AvnoorKaganArrynHaygenJeramyJulezJorianBraley

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