Alani

Meaning of Alani

Alani (ah-LAH-nee) traces its roots to the Hawaiian word for the aromatic orange tree, a symbol of freshness and sun-kissed abundance, yet its fluid vowels have also found an eager audience across Latin America, where the name’s tropical cadence pairs naturally with Spanish-speaking ears. First flickering onto the U.S. charts in the late 1970s, Alani has climbed steadily—vaulting from fewer than ten recorded births in 1982 to nearly 1,700 in 2024—evidence of a generation drawn to island imagery and gentle, nature-leaning feminine names like Leilani and Alana. Because Alani can also be read as a modern, feminized cousin of the Celtic-rooted Alan, parents sometimes embrace it for its double cultural passport: Pacific serenity on one side, Old-World resilience on the other. The result is a concise, four-letter choice that feels at once breezy and substantial—an option that fits as comfortably on a Caribbean playa as in a mainland classroom, and one likely to keep shining in the U.S. top 200 for years to come.

Pronunciation

Hawaiian

• Pronunced as ah-LAH-nee (/a.la.ni/)

• Alena
• Alanis
• Alanna
• Alannah
• Alaina
• Alana
• Alina