Declining since 2010, #9,457 for girls today.
Popularity of Kailana since 1999
Babies named Kailana per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 108 |
| 2010s | 168 |
| 2020s | 87 |
Meaning & origin
Kailana entered U.S. birth records in 1999, a product of the late-modern trend for names blending popular phonetic elements. It reached its peak rank of 9457 in 2009, a year when melodic 'Kai-' names were rising in fashion. Since 2010, its usage has declined, reflecting the fickle nature of modern coinages. Despite never appearing among the top 1,000 names, Kailana persists as a distinctive choice. Its sound aligns with the Hawaiian-inspired wave that brought names like Keilani and Leilani into wider use, though Kailana itself lacks deep cultural roots. The name's meaning remains speculative, as it appears to be an invented combination rather than a traditional word.
Kailana is a modern invented name, first recorded in the United States in 1999. It appears to blend the popular prefix Kai (of multiple possible origins, often associated with 'sea' in Hawaiian or 'forgiveness' in Japanese) with the suffix Lana (short for Alana or Svetlana, or related to the Hawaiian word for 'calm'). The name likely emerged as part of the trend for melodic, vowel-heavy feminine names in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kai, Lana, Kay
Sibling names for Kailana
Names that share Kailana's style, for a brother or sister.
