Leinani

A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning heavenly lei; a form of Leilani.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Leinani by the numbers

Leinani was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Leilani

Like Leinani, each of these traces back to Leilani: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Leilanaheavenly flower; a respelling of Leilani40 in the US (2017)
  • Leilahniheavenly flower; a form of Leilani11 in the US (2017)
  • Leilaniiheavenly lei or garland; modern elaboration of Leilani9 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Leiani13 in the US (2017)
  • Leiyani5 in the US (2017)
  • Leilanyheavenly flower; a modern respelling of Leilani198 in the US (2017)
  • Leylaniheavenly flower; a modern respelling of Leilani140 in the US (2017)
  • Lailaninight beauty; heavenly night121 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sky or heaven

Like Leinani, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Irisrainbow; goddess of the rainbow759 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Heavensky; the abode of god967 in the US (2017)
  • Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celesteheavenly, celestial671 in the US (2017)
  • Itzelrainbow lady635 in the US (2017)
  • Kalanithe heavens or sky622 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Leinani

RumaysaMadihaIrhaFleurRehmatGurbaniAfiyahAleeha

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