US rank #6881 Girls' name Peak 2021 133 births

Cailani — #6881 US girls' name

133 babies named Cailani in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s392020s94
#6881
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Cailani was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cailani in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cailani

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Cailani between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cailani currently holds the #6881 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cailani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cailani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cailani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cailani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cailani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

133

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2021

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,881

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cailani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
25
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
51015202530 20242023202220212020201920182017 8

Cailani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
94 births that decade — 71% of Cailani's all-time total
2010s392020s94

Cailani by state

Where Cailani concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cailani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 3.8%
Florida share of Cailani's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cailani?
133 babies have been named Cailani since 2017. It currently ranks #6881 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 25 births.
When was Cailani most popular?
Cailani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Cailani most popular?
The top states for the name Cailani are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Cailani been used?
Cailani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cailani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caitlin, Caitlyn, Cailyn, Caitlynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.