Kehlani Girl
How popular is Kehlani?
#148 girl name in 2025
1,981 baby girls were named Kehlani in the US in 2025, making it the 148th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
Kehlani popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #148 for girls (▲ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,981 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+3862% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,254 in 2015, #167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,981 girls) |
| Highest rank | #148 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 2015 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kehlani counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kehlani family of names ranked #152 for girls in 2025 (#153 the year before), with 2,204 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kehlani | 1,981 | 90% |
| Kelani | 137 | 6% |
| Kehlany | 34 | 2% |
| Kelahni | 15 | 1% |
| Kealani | 13 | 1% |
| Kehlanie | 10 | 0% |
| Kelany | 8 | 0% |
| Kelanie | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kehlani is most popular
Babies named Kehlani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 4.8 per 1,000 (224 girls)
- Hawaii: 3.6 per 1,000 (41 girls)
- Delaware: 3.3 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Louisiana: 3.2 per 1,000 (280 girls)
- New Mexico: 2.9 per 1,000 (70 girls)
Kehlani by decade
Girl names about as popular as Kehlani
Questions
- Is Kehlani a boy or girl name?
- Kehlani is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kehlani were girls.
- How popular is the name Kehlani?
- 1,981 baby girls were named Kehlani in the US in 2025, making it the 148th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Kehlani most popular?
- Kehlani peaked in 2025, when 1,981 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #148 in 2025.
- How many people are named Kehlani?
- 14,532 babies have been named Kehlani in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,494 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Kehlani most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kehlani was most common in Mississippi, at 4.8 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.