Lani
A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning sky or heaven.
Lani by the numbers
In 2025, 25 babies in England and Wales were named Lani. In the US, 78 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 143 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lanabright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana185 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lacifrom lacus; a form of Lacey100 in the US (2017)
- Laniebright light; a diminutive form of Helen93 in the US (2017)
- Lenibright; a form of Helene or Magdalene78 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lanaiporch or veranda10 in the US (2017)
- Liani29 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lani
Names that are said the same way as Lani, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Lani, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lani
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