Leilani is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Leilani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #60 for girl births in the United States (and #157 across all names), given to 3,792 babies — 3,797 including U.S. territories. Leilani was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 2022 (3,868 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,792 | 3,797 | #60 | — |
| 2024 | 3,365 | 3,371 | #66 | — |
| 2023 | 3,562 | 3,562 | #61 | — |
| 2022 | 3,868 | 3,875 | #59 | — |
| 2021 | 3,485 | 3,491 | #68 | — |
| 2020 | 2,892 | 2,899 | #92 | — |
| 2019 | 2,709 | 2,714 | #107 | #11,594 |
| 2018 | 2,519 | 2,524 | #120 | — |
| 2017 | 2,284 | 2,284 | #129 | — |
| 2016 | 1,971 | 1,971 | #159 | — |
| 2015 | 1,807 | 1,807 | #178 | — |
| 2014 | 1,540 | 1,545 | #218 | — |
| 2013 | 1,391 | 1,398 | #231 | — |
| 2012 | 1,415 | 1,423 | #224 | — |
| 2011 | 1,304 | 1,314 | #244 | — |
| 2010 | 1,226 | 1,236 | #268 | — |
| 2009 | 1,243 | 1,260 | #265 | — |
| 2008 | 1,231 | 1,240 | #276 | — |
| 2007 | 1,188 | 1,199 | #286 | — |
| 2006 | 1,067 | 1,082 | #310 | — |
| 2005 | 959 | 964 | #335 | #12,571 |
| 2004 | 944 | 959 | #341 | #9,544 |
| 2003 | 890 | 897 | #353 | #9,247 |
| 2002 | 660 | 678 | #440 | — |
| 2001 | 593 | 601 | #468 | — |
| 2000 | 505 | 522 | #523 | — |
| 1999 | 375 | 391 | #630 | — |
| 1998 | 296 | 296 | #738 | — |
| 1997 | 275 | — | #765 | — |
| 1996 | 209 | — | #932 | — |
| 1995 | 165 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1994 | 194 | — | #959 | — |
| 1993 | 186 | — | #997 | — |
| 1992 | 154 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1991 | 155 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1990 | 157 | — | #1,116 | — |
| 1989 | 148 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1988 | 144 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1987 | 140 | — | #1,090 | — |
| 1986 | 159 | — | #989 | — |
| 1985 | 154 | — | #992 | — |
| 1984 | 141 | — | #1,015 | — |
| 1983 | 169 | — | #895 | — |
| 1982 | 173 | — | #889 | — |
| 1981 | 203 | — | #797 | — |
| 1980 | 223 | — | #746 | — |
| 1979 | 153 | — | #955 | — |
| 1978 | 177 | — | #839 | — |
| 1977 | 146 | — | #949 | — |
| 1976 | 139 | — | #930 | — |
| 1975 | 110 | — | #1,073 | — |
| 1974 | 128 | — | #966 | — |
| 1973 | 122 | — | #976 | — |
| 1972 | 95 | — | #1,150 | — |
| 1971 | 120 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1970 | 125 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1969 | 121 | — | #978 | — |
| 1968 | 115 | — | #969 | — |
| 1967 | 107 | — | #986 | — |
| 1966 | 86 | — | #1,148 | — |
| 1965 | 92 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1964 | 84 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1963 | 98 | — | #1,101 | — |
| 1962 | 117 | — | #994 | — |
| 1961 | 99 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1960 | 92 | — | #1,133 | — |
| 1959 | 80 | — | #1,198 | — |
| 1958 | 99 | — | #1,054 | — |
| 1957 | 86 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1956 | 87 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1955 | 59 | — | #1,314 | — |
| 1954 | 52 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1953 | 56 | — | #1,304 | — |
| 1952 | 59 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1951 | 61 | — | #1,199 | — |
| 1950 | 74 | — | #1,075 | — |
| 1949 | 66 | — | #1,117 | — |
| 1948 | 74 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1947 | 75 | — | #1,028 | — |
| 1946 | 74 | — | #973 | — |
| 1945 | 72 | — | #893 | — |
| 1944 | 80 | — | #852 | — |
| 1943 | 97 | — | #790 | — |
| 1942 | 99 | — | #759 | — |
| 1941 | 88 | — | #770 | — |
| 1940 | 85 | — | #756 | — |
| 1939 | 98 | — | #690 | — |
| 1938 | 101 | — | #685 | — |
| 1937 | 81 | — | #758 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,264 | — |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #3,052 | — |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,656 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,602 | — |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,764 | — |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,209 | — |
| 1929 | 11 | — | #2,841 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,282 | — |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,249 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,535 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,709 | — |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,852 | — |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #4,257 | — |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,545 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,967 | — |