Neilani
A girls’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning heavenly, of the heavens.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Neilani by the numbers
Neilani was given to 20 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neilani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nilanisapphire; blue gemstone5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nailani14 in the US (2017)
- Nalanicalm skies, heavens335 in the US (2017)
- Noelanibeautiful christmas or heavenly110 in the US (2017)
- Neilachampion; a form of Niamh32 in the US (2017)
- Neilahlocked; sealed; from the closing of gates5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Neilani, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Neilani
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