Kanani is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Kanani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,096 for girl births in the United States (and #13,921 across all names), given to 13 babies. Kanani was first reported in SSA data in 1964 and peaked in 2000 (31 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #8,096 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #6,279 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #5,850 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #6,339 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,913 | — |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #8,179 | — |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #8,833 | — |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #8,357 | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,536 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #9,141 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #6,584 | — |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #7,474 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #9,307 | — |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #6,728 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | #5,453 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,355 | — |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #6,423 | — |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #9,236 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #6,441 | — |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #6,995 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #5,355 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,611 | — |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,918 | — |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #5,169 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #5,941 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #4,026 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #5,328 | — |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #4,080 | — |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #4,066 | — |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #4,246 | — |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,277 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,563 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,794 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,765 | — |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,647 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,641 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,148 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,738 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,099 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,586 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,535 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,590 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,612 | — |
| 1982 | 24 | — | #3,466 | — |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,229 | — |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,087 | — |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,406 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,141 | — |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #4,767 | #6,340 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,280 | — |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,725 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,507 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,844 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,675 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,877 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,234 | — |