Given name
Kealani
“white”·“sky”
Kealani is a feminine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kealani is built from elements meaning “white” and “sky”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kealani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 545
- 0 boys · 545 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,104 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,104 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 469 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.
Kealani’s family of names
Kealani may belong to the same name family as KEALANNI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kealani, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kanani
“the beautiful girl”
>99% girls
Kamalani
“child” · “sky”
>99% girls
Keala
“the” · “path”
5% boys · 95% girls
Kanoelani
“the” · “mist”
>99% girls
Lokelani
“resembling a small red rose”
>99% girls
Kaili
“a god”
>99% girls
Moani
“a fragrance on the gentle breeze”
>99% girls
Ualani
“of the heavenly rain”
>99% girls