Meaning of the nameKailani
- Female
- Kai-la-ni
Kailani is a spelling of the name Kailany, which means “heavenly sea (from kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky')”.
Meaning
“heavenly sea (from kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky')”
Meaning of the name Kailany, of which Kailani is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Kailani · Behind the Name: Kailani
- People (2022)
- 789
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,773
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,166
- people
Kailani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kailani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (626 people).
776 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kailani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kailani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 162 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kailani
It ends in I, as in the Hawaiian name from which the other two derive; it is the least registered of the three.
About the name Kailany
Behind the Name lists Kailany as a variant of Kailani, a Hawaiian name formed from kai ('ocean, sea') and lani ('sky'); Wiktionary gives Kailani as a Hawaiian name in modern use, 'heavenly sea'. The spelling Kaillany, with a double L, has no documented origin of its own. The three spellings differ in the final vowel (I or Y) and in a single or double L. Almost all the people registered are women, and most were born in the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,511 people named Kailany, with a median age of 17.
Other spellings of Kailany
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kailani · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kailani · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kailany · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kailani
What does the name Kailani mean?
Kailani means “heavenly sea (from kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Kailany, of which Kailani is a spelling.
How many people are named Kailani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 789 people with the first name Kailani, which ranks it number 9,773 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kailani a boy's or a girl's name?
Kailani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 776 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kailani most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Kailani (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kailani?
Kailany and Kaillany. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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