Lani
Lani is a girl name of Hawaiian origin, meaning Sky; heaven.
What Lani means
Sky; heaven.
Lani is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Lani comes from
Hawaiian names are drawn from the natural world and from ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi's rich vocabulary for sea, sky, and light. Many are poetic descriptions rather than single words.
Lani is recorded as Hawaiian in origin. Browse other Hawaiian names.
How popular is Lani?
Lani is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Lani is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Lani
We group Lani under Sky and the stars and sky — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Lani
These share Lani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Nalani — The heavens; calm skies.
- Noelani — Heavenly mist.
- Sora — Sky.
- Celestia — Of the heavens.
- Aditya — The sun.
- Haneul — Sky; heaven.
- Helios — The sun.
- Sky — The heavens above.
- Leilani — Heavenly flower; royal child.
- Kehlani — The sea and sky.
- Kalani — The heavens; a chief.
- Keanu — The cool mountain breeze.