Kehlani

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A few things about Kehlani you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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Kehlani

American singer-songwriter (born 1995)

Choose Kehlani and your child shares a first name with Kehlani, an American singer-songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kehlani, like who?” Kehlani's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 811 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kehlani, 1,981 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kehlani would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKehlani first shows up in US birth records in 2015, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearKehlani is at its all-time high right now: #148 in 2025.
• ✨New on the sceneKehlani wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2015.
• 📍Where it's lovedKehlani is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #23, followed by Louisiana (#44) and Georgia (#75). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hawaiian, Kehlani means “sea and sky”.

About the name Kehlani

Kehlani is a girl name meaning “sea and sky”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ani”. US birth records list Kehlani for girls from 2015 to 2025, in 11 of those 11 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #148 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #148, with 1,981 babies.