Leilani

Leilani is a girl name of Hawaiian origin, meaning Heavenly flower; royal child.

What Leilani means

Heavenly flower; royal child.

Leilani sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Leilani 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.

Leilani is recorded as Hawaiian in origin. Browse other Hawaiian names.

How popular is Leilani?

You will not find Leilani in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Leilani

We group Leilani under flowers and growing things 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.

Themes: Flower, Celestial

Names like Leilani

These share Leilani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Cosmos — Harmony; the cosmos flower.
  • Lani — Sky; heaven.
  • Alani — Orange tree.
  • Nalani — The heavens; calm skies.
  • Noelani — Heavenly mist.
  • Pua — Flower.
  • Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
  • Luna — The moon.
  • Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
  • Astrid — Divinely beautiful.
  • Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
  • Daisy — The day's-eye flower.

More Hawaiian names

  • Lani — Sky; heaven.
  • Makoa — Fearless and brave.
  • Kehlani — The sea and sky.
  • Malie — Calm and gentle.
  • Keanu — The cool mountain breeze.
  • Mauna — Mountain.
  • Kalani — The heavens; a chief.
  • Moana — Ocean; the deep sea.
  • Kai — The sea.
  • Nakoa — Warrior; the brave one.