Given name
Iwalani
“resembling a seagull in the sky”
Iwalani is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a seagull in the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a seagull in the sky.”
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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iwalani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 223 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.
Iwalani’s family of names
Iwalani has a related form in Iwalanea. Iwalani has a related form in Iwalanee. Iwalani has a related form in Iwalaney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Iwalani, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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