Names like Leilani

In 2025, 3,792 girls born in the US were named Leilani, #60 among girls' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1937, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1996.

Its best rank was #59, in 2022.

The most births in one year were 3,868, in 2022.

Births rose 110% from 1,807 in 2015.

For 9 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1991 or later (Leilani's began in 1996).

Leilani's rank every ten years

1. 1880
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2. 1890
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3. 1900
   —
4. 1910
   —
5. 1920
   —
6. 1930
   —
7. 1940
   #739
8. 1950
   —
9. 1960
   —
10. 1970
    #972
11. 1980
    #730
12. 1990
    —
13. 2000
    #516
14. 2010
    #267
15. 2020
    #92
16. 2025
    #60

— outside the top 1,000

12 girl names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Leilani's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.