Girl · English (modern coinage)
Kehlani
Say it: keh-LAH-nee
Meaning
Popularised by the American singer Kehlani. The ending resembles Hawaiian lani 'sky, heaven', but the name is not a traditional Hawaiian form and the meaning 'sea and sky' often given is not well supported.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Rose in the US in the late 2010s with the singer's fame.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2020s
In the United States
- 4,901 babies given this name since 2015
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 944 girls
- 1,702 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Kehlani, American singer
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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