Meilani

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“beautiful heavens” — Hawaiian

#8142024 rank
2024peak year
3,199babies named Meilani since 1880
▲ +11%5-year trend

Meilani popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Meilani mean?

A modern coinage, usually explained as blending Mei, 'beautiful' in Chinese, with the Hawaiian lani, 'sky, heaven'. Its earliest documented use is recent.

OriginHawaiian
Syllables3
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Stylemodern, nature

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