At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #293 of girl names
- Babies in 2025
- 1,043 (0.059% of girls)
- Trend
- Rising #1,752 in 2020 to #293 in 2025
- Peak
- #293 in 2025
- First recorded
- 2003
Meaning of Aylani
Aylani—pronounced eye-LAH-nee—drifts onto the tongue like a sea breeze that just danced through jasmine vines and kept the perfume for itself. Story goes that her sound palette borrows “lani,” the Hawaiian word for “heavenly sky,” then twirls it with the bright “Ay” found in Spanish-speaking corners of the Americas and in Ayla, the Hebrew-Turkish moonlight name; together they paint a picture of a moon rising into a tropical heaven. No wonder parents are swooning: Aylani has sprinted up the U.S. charts—from a shy seven baby girls in 2004 to more than five hundred little stars in 2024—proving that a fresh name can climb like a salsa beat at a summer fiesta. People who meet an Aylani often report flashes of turquoise waters, cloud-top daydreams, and a personality that mixes beach-day laughter with a quietly fierce will. In short, she’s a name that feels both timeless and brand-new, like discovering a secret cove only locals know—and then realizing it’s been on the map of your heart all along.
How to pronounce Aylani
American English, Hawaiian
- Pronounced eye-LAH-nee /aɪˈlɑni/
Popularity of Aylani in the U.S.
Aylani was the #293 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 1,043 babies. It first appears in the records in 2003.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2003–2025 23 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,043 | 293 | ▲ 269 |
| 2024 | 541 | 562 | ▲ 439 |
| 2023 | 254 | 1,001 | ▲ 198 |
| 2022 | 201 | 1,199 | ▲ 59 |
| 2021 | 186 | 1,258 | ▲ 494 |
| 2020 | 114 | 1,752 | ▲ 553 |
| 2019 | 78 | 2,305 | ▼ 51 |
| 2018 | 81 | 2,254 | ▲ 319 |
| 2017 | 68 | 2,573 | ▲ 1,350 |
| 2016 | 38 | 3,923 | ▼ 328 |
| 2015 | 43 | 3,595 | ▲ 1,297 |
| 2014 | 28 | 4,892 | ▲ 1,570 |
| 2013 | 19 | 6,462 | ▼ 1,755 |
| 2012 | 30 | 4,707 | ▲ 1,628 |
| 2011 | 20 | 6,335 | ▲ 1,936 |
| 2010 | 14 | 8,271 | ▲ 2,408 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10,679 | ▼ 1,203 |
| 2008 | 12 | 9,476 | ▲ 63 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,539 | ▲ 362 |
| 2006 | 11 | 9,901 | ▼ 2,010 |
| 2005 | 14 | 7,891 | ▲ 4,870 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12,761 | ▼ 353 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12,408 | new |
Aylani by state
Aylani ranks #120 in Rhode Island (2025).
Rank by state 37 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 120 | 7 |
| Nevada | 141 | 17 |
| New Mexico | 159 | 9 |
| Texas | 162 | 200 |
| Arizona | 164 | 39 |
| California | 195 | 171 |
| Kansas | 201 | 16 |
| South Carolina | 228 | 21 |
| Connecticut | 248 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 250 | 44 |
| New Jersey | 253 | 32 |
| Illinois | 276 | 38 |
| Colorado | 277 | 22 |
| Louisiana | 295 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 296 | 26 |
| Oregon | 320 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 335 | 6 |
| Mississippi | 341 | 8 |
| New York | 350 | 48 |
| Maryland | 354 | 15 |
| Florida | 375 | 49 |
| Virginia | 376 | 21 |
| Minnesota | 377 | 14 |
| Georgia | 402 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 405 | 10 |
| Utah | 408 | 10 |
| Indiana | 418 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 420 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 437 | 9 |
| Washington | 452 | 15 |
| Alabama | 481 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 487 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 519 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 555 | 5 |
| Missouri | 556 | 10 |
| Ohio | 562 | 18 |
| Michigan | 863 | 8 |