Given name

Caylani

Caylani is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Caylani 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 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Caylani through the years

Babies since 1880
205
0 boys · 205 girls
Most popular year
2022
29 babies
2025
27
#4,899 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+111%
Rising fast
051015202025Highest share 202417
Caylani in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2009–2025, 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 inTexas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,899 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 111.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5).

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

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The ring: spellings.

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

Spellings & scripts 1

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

Similar names

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

Modern

Alini

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Marlani

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Telani

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kiomi

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Kimori

18Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Alanys

28RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Yahlani

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Nylani

38RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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