How Many People Are Named Kaelani?
An estimated 1,195 people in the United States have the first name Kaelani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Kaelani peaked in popularity in 2023 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaelani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaelani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaelani is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,195
About 1 in 286,824 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
132 births
Total Registered
1,205
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaelani
Kaelani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,205 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaelani as a female name
Ranked #1,775 in 2024
113 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (132 births)
Kaelani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaelani span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 551 babies were registered. Kaelani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kaelani by Decade
How has Kaelani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaelani by State
Birth registrations for Kaelani span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, New Jersey. On average, about 32 Kaelanis were registered per state.
Kaelani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaelani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kaelani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaelani?
We estimate approximately 1,195 people named Kaelani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 286,824 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaelani a common name?
Kaelani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,205 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaelani most popular?
Kaelani reached peak popularity in 2023, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaelani is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaelani a female name?
Kaelani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaelani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaelani Smith, Kaelani Johnson, Kaelani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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