Given name
Nalani
“a calmness of the skies; heaven's calm”
Nalani is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a calmness of the skies; heaven's calm.”
Original HawaiianNālani
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “a calmness of the skies; heaven's calm.”
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 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nalani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,954
- 0 boys · 7,954 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 754 babies
- 2025
- 754
- #414 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 754 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 414 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (93). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,764 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.
Nalani’s family of names
Nalani has a related form in Nallely. Nalani has a related form in Nalanie. Nalani has a related form in Nalanea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Nalanievariant
- Nallelyvariant
- Nalanyvariant
- Nalannilikely variant
- Nalaneevariant
- Nalanyavariant
- Nalaneavariant
- Nalaneighvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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