Given name
Lokelani
“resembling a small red rose”
Lokelani is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a small red rose.”
Original HawaiianRoselani
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a small red rose.”
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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lokelani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 149
- 0 boys · 149 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,506 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,506 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 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.
Lokelani’s family of names
In Hawaiian usage, Lokelani has a related form in Roselani. Lokelani has a related form in Lokelanea. Lokelani has a related form in Lokelanee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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