Nalani Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In Hawaiian art, the concept of “nalani” or “the heavens” often appears in paintings and carvings, symbolizing peace, beauty, and the divine.

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A Deep Dive

Nalani Overview

Meaning

Calm as the heavens, the heavens, clear skies

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hawaiian

Etymology

Derived from the Hawaiian words “na” meaning “the” and “lani” meaning “heavens” or “sky,” forming “heavenly” or “the heavens.”

Pronunciation

/nəˈlɑː.ni/

Popularity

Nalani is most popular in Hawaii and among Hawaiian communities worldwide. In 2023, Nalani came in the 589th place for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Exotic, Nature-inspired, Unique

Associated Traits

Serene, graceful, celestial, gentle

Name Day

October 8th
A Deep Dive

Nalani Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Nalabiya, Nalabia, Nalby, Nala, Nalabea, Nalabee, Nalabina

Common Nicknames

Nala, Labi, Nal, Nali, Abi, Nal-Nal, Bee, Lala, Nabby

Diminutives

Nali, Abi, Bee, Labi

Famous People

  • Nalani Kanaka‘ole
    (Hula Dancer)
  • Nalani Choy
    (Musician)
  • Asia Nalani Vernimo
    (Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Nalani
    ("Hawaii Five-0," TV Series)
  • Nalani
    ("The Descendants," Film)

What Is the Meaning of Nalani?

Nalani means “calm as the heavens,” “the heavens,” or “clear skies.” Those named Nalani are often admired for their serene and tranquil nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Nalani?

Nalani has its origins in the Hawaiian language, reflecting the natural beauty and tranquility of the island landscape.

Nalani Name Popularity

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

United States flagUnited States#5962021#5572022#5892023
Top 3 Rankings#5572022#5892023#5932020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Nalani

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023589
(-32 from 2022)
506
(-41 from 2022)
0.02893
2022557
(+39 from 2021)
547
(+45 from 2021)
0.03051
2021596
(-3 from 2020)
502
(+12 from 2020)
0.02802
2020593
(+46 from 2019)
490
(+34 from 2019)
0.02772
2019639
(+66 from 2018)
456
(+43 from 2018)
0.02485
2018705
(+108 from 2017)
413
(+78 from 2017)
0.02221
2017813
(+174 from 2016)
335
(+66 from 2016)
0.01773
2016987
(+291 from 2015)
269
(+79 from 2015)
0.01390
20151278
(+109 from 2014)
190
(+24 from 2014)
0.00974
20141387
(-106 from 2013)
166
(-18 from 2013)
0.00849
20131281
(-170 from 2012)
184
(-39 from 2012)
0.00955
20121111
(+93 from 2011)
223
(+24 from 2011)
0.01150
20111204
(-52 from 2010)
199
(-12 from 2010)
0.01027
20101152
(+317 from 2009)
211
(+53 from 2009)
0.01076
20091469
(+173 from 2008)
158
(+21 from 2008)
0.00780
20081642
(-316 from 2007)
137
(-46 from 2007)
0.00658
20071326
(+255 from 2006)
183
(+47 from 2006)
0.00865
20061581
(-18 from 2005)
136
(+6 from 2005)
0.00651
20051563
(-65 from 2004)
130
(-4 from 2004)
0.00641
20041498
(+63 from 2003)
134
(+11 from 2003)
0.00664
20031561
(+485 from 2002)
123
(+39 from 2002)
0.00613
20022046
(+285 from 2001)
84
(+16 from 2001)
0.00425
20012331
(+689 from 2000)
68
(+22 from 2000)
0.00343
20003020
(-762 from 1999)
46
(-20 from 1999)
0.00230
19992258
(+588 from 1998)
66
(+20 from 1998)
0.00339
19982846
(+1161 from 1997)
46
(+19 from 1997)
0.00237
19974007
(+732 from 1996)
27
(+6 from 1996)
0.00141
19964739
(-522 from 1995)
21
(-3 from 1995)
0.00110
19954217
(-681 from 1994)
24
(-7 from 1994)
0.00125
19943536
(+857 from 1993)
31
(+8 from 1993)
0.00159
19934393
(-305 from 1992)
23
(-2 from 1992)
0.00117
19924088
(-152 from 1991)
25
(-1 from 1991)
0.00125
19913936
(-413 from 1990)
26
(-4 from 1990)
0.00128
19903523
(-122 from 1989)
30
No change from 1989
0.00146
19893401
(+770 from 1988)
30
(+9 from 1988)
0.00151
19884171
(-50 from 1987)
21
(+1 from 1987)
0.00109
19874121
(+602 from 1986)
20
(+4 from 1986)
0.00107
19864723
(+955 from 1985)
16
(+4 from 1985)
0.00087
19855678
(+2473 from 1984)
12
(+5 from 1984)
0.00065
19848151
(+864 from 1983)
7
(+1 from 1983)
0.00039
19839015
(-3481 from 1982)
6
(-6 from 1982)
0.00034
19825534
(-573 from 1981)
12
(-2 from 1981)
0.00066
19814961
(-969 from 1980)
14
(-5 from 1980)
0.00078
19803992
(+848 from 1979)
19
(+5 from 1979)
0.00107
19794840
(-597 from 1978)
14
(-2 from 1978)
0.00081
19784243
(+409 from 1977)
16
(+2 from 1977)
0.00097
19774652
(-689 from 1976)
14
(-2 from 1976)
0.00085
19763963
(-1082 from 1975)
16
(-9 from 1975)
0.00102
19752881
(+2896 from 1974)
25
(+16 from 1974)
0.00160
19745777
(-584 from 1973)
9
(-1 from 1973)
0.00057
19735193
(+2097 from 1972)
10
(+4 from 1972)
0.00064
19727290
(+97 from 1971)
6
No change from 1971
0.00037
19717387
(-1974 from 1970)
6
(-3 from 1970)
0.00034
19705413
(+1204 from 1969)
9
(+3 from 1969)
0.00049
19696617
(+398 from 1968)
6
(+1 from 1968)
0.00034
19687015
(-2033 from 1967)
5
(-3 from 1967)
0.00029
19674982
(-489 from 1966)
8
(-1 from 1966)
0.00047
19664493
(+1319 from 1965)
9
(+3 from 1965)
0.00051
19655812
(+196 from 1964)
6
No change from 1964
0.00033
19646008
(-117 from 1963)
6
No change from 1963
0.00031
19635891
(+688 from 1962)
6
(+1 from 1962)
0.00030
19626579
(-1699 from 1961)
5
(-3 from 1961)
0.00025
19614880
(+1363 from 1959)
8
(+3 from 1959)
0.00039
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19596243
(-836 from 1958)
5
(-1 from 1958)
0.00024
19585407
(-489 from 1957)
6
(-1 from 1957)
0.00029
19574918
(+407 from 1956)
7
(+1 from 1956)
0.00033
19565325
(+349 from 1953)
6
(+1 from 1953)
0.00029
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19535674
(-765 from 1952)
5
(-1 from 1952)
0.00026
19524909
(-1195 from 1951)
6
(-3 from 1951)
0.00032
19513714
(-53 from 1950)
9
No change from 1950
0.00049
19503661
(+221 from 1948)
9
(+1 from 1948)
0.00051
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19483882
(+112 from 1946)
8
(+1 from 1946)
0.00046
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19463994
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00043
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
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0
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0.0000
19380
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0
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0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
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No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19030
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19020
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0.0000
19010
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0.0000
19000
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0
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0.0000
18990
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0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18970
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0.0000
18960
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0.0000
18950
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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18920
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18910
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0.0000
18900
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
18890
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0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
18850
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0.0000
18840
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0.0000
18830
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
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0
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0.0000
18800
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0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Nalani

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

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5962021#5392022#6122023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6242021#5702022#5352023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#6072021#5102022#3912023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6992021#6592022#7402023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3212021#3002022#3042023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6032021#4892022#3742023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1922018#1642021#1372022

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3662021#4812022#5402023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5462021#5502022#7122023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7202021#4632022#4882023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7192021#7672022#5782023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#7832021#5742022#7222023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4992021#11882022#9192023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4862021#10332022#7822023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#4872021#4572022#4982023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#5352021#5632022#6232023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6182020#8122021#5232023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6782021#7472022#8662023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4182021#1922022#5972023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#3972021#3262022#2672023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5942021#3522022#3522023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#8262021#5402022#9462023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5192021#6472022#6052023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#9292021#8002022#6142023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4632020#5992021#6882023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#8002021#6862022#11162023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#9452021#8182022#8152023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8162019#8092021#7082022

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5822017#5662018#4682021

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6572019#6642020

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7582020#7692022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5542022

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5132023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5612019

Popularity Rankings for Nalani in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#13632022

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

Is Nalani a Name for Boys or Girls?

Nalani is traditionally a girl’s name. Its soft, melodic sound and connection to nature make it a popular choice for girls.

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

Nalani in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Nalani Kanaka‘ole (Hula Dancer, 1946): A celebrated Hawaiian hula dancer and choreographer known for preserving traditional Hawaiian culture.
  • Nalani Choy (Musician, 1960): A Hawaiian musician, part of the musical duo "Na Leo Pilimehana."
  • Asia Nalani Vernimo (Singer, 1990): An American R&B singer better known by her stage name Asia Cruise
  • Nalani ("Hawaii Five-0," TV Series): A recurring character who is a skilled detective on the police force.
  • Nalani Pi ("The Descendants," 2011 Film): A secondary character who is a close family friend of the protagonist.
  • None

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Nalani, with its poetic and peaceful connotations, is a one-of-a-kind name. If you like the name Nalani, leave your ideas in the comments below and introduce others about the name, too.
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