Alani: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Alani reflects a strong connection to nature, particularly in Hawaiian culture where it symbolizes beauty and serenity.

Alani Overview

Meaning

Orange tree, little rock, harmony, peaceful, precious

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hawaiian

Etymology

Derived from the Hawaiian word meaning “orange tree” and the Gaelic meanings “precious” or “awakening,”

Pronunciation

/əˈlɑː.ni/

Popularity

Alani is cherished in Hawaii and has been gaining recognition in the mainland USA. In 2023, Alani ranked #220 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Exotic, Nature-inspired, Modern

Associated Traits

Exotic, radiant, gentle

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with Hawaiian culture and nature.

Alani Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alana, Alannah, Alanis, Alanie, Alannie

Common Nicknames

Allie, Lala, Ellie

Diminutives

Lani, Ana, Ani, Lana, Elle

Famous People

Alani "La La" Anthony
(American TV Personality)
Alani Fua
(American Football Player)
Alani Paewai
(New Zealand Rugby Player)
Alani Apio
(American Playwright)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Alani Ryan
("Kane," Novel)
"Alani's Dream"
(Children's Book)
Alani
("Alani's Melody," Album)
Alani Kaleo
("Stoked," TV Series)
Alani
("Alani's Quest," Video Game)

What Is the Meaning of Alani?

Alani means “orange tree” in Hawaiian and “precious” or “awakening” in Gaelic. The name conveys a sense of natural beauty and rarity, symbolizing qualities of grace and vibrancy.

What Is the Origin of The Name Alani?

The name Alani has Hawaiian and Gaelic origins. In Hawaiian, it means “orange tree,” symbolizing fruitfulness and vitality, while in Gaelic, it signifies “precious” or “awakening,” reflecting its cultural richness.

Alani Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Alani in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#1732022	#1772023
Top 3 Rankings	#1732022	#1772023	#1832021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Alani

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	177 (-4 from 2022)	1647 (-51 from 2022)	0.09416
2022	173 (+10 from 2021)	1698 (+93 from 2021)	0.09470
2021	183 (+40 from 2020)	1605 (+289 from 2020)	0.08959
2020	223 (+80 from 2019)	1316 (+244 from 2019)	0.07445
2019	303 (+44 from 2018)	1072 (+160 from 2018)	0.05842
2018	347 (+101 from 2017)	912 (+207 from 2017)	0.04904
2017	448 (+40 from 2016)	705 (+68 from 2016)	0.03732
2016	488 (+41 from 2015)	637 (+42 from 2015)	0.03290
2015	529 (+83 from 2014)	595 (+121 from 2014)	0.03050
2014	612 (+4 from 2013)	474 (+20 from 2013)	0.02423
2013	616 (-28 from 2012)	454 (-42 from 2012)	0.02355
2012	588 (+78 from 2011)	496 (+71 from 2011)	0.02557
2011	666 (+50 from 2010)	425 (+31 from 2010)	0.02193
2010	716 (+38 from 2009)	394 (+18 from 2009)	0.02010
2009	754 (+164 from 2008)	376 (+78 from 2008)	0.01857
2008	918 (-45 from 2007)	298 (-22 from 2007)	0.01431
2007	873 (+69 from 2006)	320 (+42 from 2006)	0.01512
2006	942 (-22 from 2005)	278 (+8 from 2005)	0.01330
2005	920 (+105 from 2004)	270 (+43 from 2004)	0.01330
2004	1025 (-41 from 2003)	227 (-7 from 2003)	0.01125
2003	984 (+420 from 2002)	234 (+97 from 2002)	0.01166
2002	1404 (+112 from 2001)	137 (+14 from 2001)	0.00694
2001	1516 (+42 from 2000)	123 (+9 from 2000)	0.00621
2000	1558 (+417 from 1999)	114 (+35 from 1999)	0.00571
1999	1975 (+454 from 1998)	79 (+22 from 1998)	0.00406
1998	2429 (-101 from 1997)	57 No change from 1997	0.00294
1997	2328 (+148 from 1996)	57 (+6 from 1996)	0.00299
1996	2476 (+1741 from 1995)	51 (+27 from 1995)	0.00266
1995	4217 (+1032 from 1994)	24 (+6 from 1994)	0.00125
1994	5249 (-992 from 1993)	18 (-6 from 1993)	0.00092
1993	4257 (+125 from 1992)	24 (+1 from 1992)	0.00122
1992	4382 (+3605 from 1991)	23 (+13 from 1991)	0.00115
1991	7987 (-1120 from 1990)	10 (-2 from 1990)	0.00049
1990	6867 (+5492 from 1989)	12 (+7 from 1989)	0.00058
1989	12359 (-4668 from 1988)	5 (-4 from 1988)	0.00025
1988	7691 (-337 from 1987)	9 No change from 1987	0.00047
1987	7354 (-742 from 1986)	9 (-1 from 1986)	0.00048
1986	6612 (+1539 from 1984)	10 (+3 from 1984)	0.00054
1985	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1984	8151 (-1939 from 1983)	7 (-3 from 1983)	0.00039
1983	6212 (+4304 from 1982)	10 (+5 from 1982)	0.00056
1982	10516 (-2388 from 1981)	5 (-2 from 1981)	0.00028
1981	8128 (-1339 from 1980)	7 (-2 from 1980)	0.00039
1980	6789 (+2962 from 1978)	9 (+4 from 1978)	0.00051
1979	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1978	9751 First SSA data recorded	5 First SSA data recorded	0.00030
1977	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1976	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1975	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1974	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1973	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1972	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1971	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1970	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1969	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1963	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Alani

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#1372021

#1362022

#1522023

Texas (TX)

#1352021

#1092022

#1042023

Florida (FL)

#1162021

#1152022

#1172023

New York (NY)

#1942021

#1752022

#2552023

Illinois (IL)

#1482021

#1322022

#1472023

Georgia (GA)

#1082021

#1032022

#912023

New Jersey (NJ)

#1282021

#1652022

#1922023

North Carolina (NC)

#1482021

#1112022

#1602023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#2562021

#2722022

#2352023

Virginia (VA)

#1272021

#2212022

#1832023

Arizona (AZ)

#1742021

#1172022

#2022023

Ohio (OH)

#2682021

#3232022

#2832023

Louisiana (LA)

#1042021

#962022

#1152023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3072021

#3282022

#2222023

Maryland (MD)

#2112021

#1442022

#2432023

South Carolina (SC)

#1312021

#1152022

#1222023

Michigan (MI)

#3622021

#3032022

#2202023

Alabama (AL)

#1822021

#2102022

#942023

Colorado (CO)

#2612021

#2952022

#3742023

Tennessee (TN)

#2032021

#2842022

#2612023

Indiana (IN)

#3642021

#2712022

#2952023

Washington (WA)

#3822021

#3222022

#2842023

Wisconsin (WI)

#1822021

#3282022

#2712023

Connecticut (CT)

#2222021

#2112022

#2472023

Nevada (NV)

#1572021

#1492022

#782023

Mississippi (MS)

#1712021

#882022

#702023

Oklahoma (OK)

#4262021

#1652022

#2032023

Missouri (MO)

#4762021

#4652022

#3232023

Kentucky (KY)

#4182021

#4722022

#2512023

Arkansas (AR)

#1592021

#2222022

#1852023

Minnesota (MN)

#4442021

#4122022

#3902023

Oregon (OR)

#4912021

#4112022

#5292023

Kansas (KS)

#4932021

#2262022

#4352023

Delaware (DE)

#982021

#1042022

#1252023

Iowa (IA)

#2852020

#4972022

#2272023

New Mexico (NM)

#2032020

#2322021

#1962023

Utah (UT)

#7122019

#6662020

#5602021

Nebraska (NE)

#3192021

#3562022

#4042023

Idaho (ID)

#2402021

#2782022

#3812023

Rhode Island (RI)

#1562016

#1272021

#1692023

District of Columbia (DC)

#2162010

#2062021

#1142023

Hawaii (HI)

#1452022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Alani a Name for Boys or Girls?

Alani is most often given to girls, celebrated for its soft and lyrical nature. The name’s rich meanings and cultural roots resonate well with those seeking a distinctive name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Alani

Meaning: Attractive, precious, handsome, peaceful
Origin: IrishAlana
Alannah
Alanis
Alanie
Alannie

Alani in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Alani "La La" Anthony (TV Personality, born 1979): American television personality, actress, and businesswoman, prominent in the entertainment industry.
Alani Fua (Football Player, born 1992): American football player, linebacker who played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals.
Alani Paewai (Rugby Player, born 1972): New Zealand rugby player, noted for his time with the New Zealand Māori team.
Alani Apio (Playwright, born 1960): American playwright and cultural activist, known for his contributions to Hawaiian theater.
Alani Vasquez (Radio DJ, born 1982): American radio DJ and television producer, also recognized for her philanthropic efforts.
Alani Johnson (Singer, born 1994): American singer and songwriter, emerging talent in the indie music scene.
Alani Santos (Artist, born 1985): Brazilian artist celebrated for her vibrant and expressive paintings.
Alani Tenille (Dancer, born 1990): American dancer and choreographer, has performed with several renowned dance companies.
Alani Savage (Journalist, born 1978): British journalist and news presenter, noted for her investigative reporting.
Alani Nakamura (Chef, born 1983): Japanese-American chef, acclaimed for her innovative fusion cuisine.

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Alani Name Meaning