Given name & surname
Alani
“from the orange tree”
Alani is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the orange tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the orange tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,910
- 111 boys · 18,799 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,849 babies
- 2025
- 1,849
- #161 for girls · #10,740 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,843 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 161 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 83.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (256). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,680 as a first name in 2020; 1,318 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alani’s family of names
Alani has a related form in Alanie. Alani has a related form in Alany. Alani has a related form in Alanea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alani
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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