Given name & surname

Calani

Calani is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Calani isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Calani through the years

Babies since 1880
436
0 boys · 436 girls
Most popular year
2022
72 babies
2025
66
#2,615 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+156%
Rising fast
02040602025Highest share 202241
Calani in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2013–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inLouisiana, Georgia, Florida
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Louisiana (5), Georgia (9), Florida (11), Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,615 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 156.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Calani’s family of names

Calani may belong to the same name family as CALANNI. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Calani’s family in the name graph

CalaniKalaniCalanni

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Calani, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Nylani

38RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Navany

39RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kehlani

73CommonRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Alini

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Telani

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Calea

“one who is lean” · “a known beauty”

18Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Marlani

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Alanys

28RareRising

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Calani’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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