How Many People Are Named Kaylani?
An estimated 10,119 people in the United States have the first name Kaylani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Kaylani peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,299 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaylani 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 Kaylani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kaylani is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,119
About 1 in 33,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,299 births
Total Registered
10,193
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaylani
Kaylani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,193 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaylani as a female name
Ranked #241 in 2024
1,299 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,299 births)
Kaylani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaylani span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 5,807 babies were registered. Kaylani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kaylani by Decade
How has Kaylani 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.
Kaylani by State
Birth registrations for Kaylani span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Delaware, Nebraska. On average, about 230 Kaylanis were registered per state.
Kaylani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaylani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaylani
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaylani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaylani?
We estimate approximately 10,119 people named Kaylani 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 33,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaylani a common name?
Kaylani is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,193 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaylani most popular?
Kaylani reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,299 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaylani is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaylani a female name?
Kaylani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaylani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaylani Smith, Kaylani Johnson, Kaylani 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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