Given name
Iolani
“soaring like a hawk”
Iolani is a variant of Iolana. One Hawaiian interpretation is “soaring like a hawk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iolani is a variant of Iolana. One Hawaiian interpretation is “soaring like a hawk.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iolani is a variant of Iolana. An origin associated with Iolana is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iolani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 102
- 0 boys · 102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,817 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,817 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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