| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leilanea | A modern blend suggesting "heavenly night" or "graceful night." | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Leilani Aloha | Leilani: 'heavenly lei' (heavenly garland); Aloha: 'love, compassion; hello/goodbye'. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Leilania | From Hawaiian lei ('garland, flower') + lani ('heavenly, royal') - 'heavenly garland' or 'heavenly flowers'. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Leilany | "heavenly lei" (lei = garland, lani = heaven/royal) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| LeiLehua | Garland of lehua blossoms (a lei made from the native lehua flowers) | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Leis | Garland; wreath of flowers | English, Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Lelanee | Heavenly wreath / royal child of heaven | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lelanie | Heavenly lei / 'heavenly child' (often interpreted as 'heavenly flower' or 'royal child') | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lele | In Hawaiian, 'lele' commonly means 'to fly, leap, or soar'; also used as a pet form of longer names. (In Indonesian, 'lele' is a common word for catfish.) | French, Hawaiian, Indonesian, Polynesian, Portuguese, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Leli | A short or diminutive form of names like Leila ('night' or 'dark-haired') or Leilani ('heavenly flower'), so meanings can include 'night', 'dark-haired', or 'heavenly/royal child'. | Albanian, Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Ley | Meadow/clearing (Old English); 'law' in Spanish; also associated with Hawaiian 'lei' (garland) or Chinese surnames. | Chinese, English, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Leyati | No established meaning in recorded sources; possibly inspired by names meaning 'night' or 'heavenly' (e.g., Layla, Leilani) - otherwise meaning unknown | Hawaiian, Polynesian | Girl | — | |
| Leylanee | Heavenly flower - 'lei' (garland/flower) + 'lani' (heaven/royal) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lielani | Heavenly / sky; 'lani' = heaven/royal - possibly blended with Hebrew 'Liel' ('my God') | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lihue | Place name (Līhuʻe), the county seat of Kauaʻi; literal Hawaiian meaning is uncertain. | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Lili'i | From Hawaiian liliʻi, meaning "small" or "little"; used as a diminutive or pet form (sometimes associated with the flower name Lily in English-speaking contexts). | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Liliha | A Hawaiian feminine name tied to the place/personal name Liliha; often associated with the flower 'lily' or traditional chiefly usage. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Liliko | Likely a Hawaiian diminutive/short form related to Lilikoʻilani; often associated with 'little bud' or 'lily/beloved' (exact meaning varies) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Liliu | Smarting, stinging | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Limu | Hawaiian word for seaweed (edible algae) | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Locklani | Heavenly rose / rose of heaven | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Loke-Lani | Rose of heaven (heavenly rose) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lokelanie | Heavenly rose (rose of heaven) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lole | Spanish: diminutive of Dolores, associated with 'sorrows' (Our Lady of Sorrows). Hawaiian: literally 'clothing' or 'garment'. | Hawaiian, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Luannah | Primarily 'happy, content' (Hawaiian); can also be read as a blend of Lou and Anna | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Lyliko | Derived from Hawaiian 'liko' meaning 'bud' or 'to bloom'; roughly 'little bud' or 'one who blooms'. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Ma-Kai | Toward the sea; seaward | Hawaiian | Boy | — | |
| Mahea-Lani | Compound of Mahea + Lani - 'Mahea of the heavens' or 'heavenly Mahea' (Lani = heaven/sky/royal; exact sense of Mahea is uncertain) | Hawaiian, Polynesian | Girl | — | |
| Maieli | Probably a variant of the Hawaiian Maile, referring to the fragrant maile vine used in leis - associated with fragrance, tradition, and nature. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Maikai | Good; fine; excellent | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Maikha | Possibly 'Who is like God' if derived from Michael; meanings may vary by cultural origin | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Maiki | From Hawaiian makahiki/maikaʻi sense: “good, fine”; alternatively a pet form of Michael: “Who is like God?” | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Maile-Lau-Lii | Roughly "little maile leaf" - a small leaf of the maile vine (Maile = fragrant vine; Lau = leaf; Lii/Līʻi = small) | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Maile-Laulii | Compound Hawaiian name: Maile = fragrant vine used to make leis; Laulii ≈ 'many leaves' or 'leafy/abundant foliage' - together evoking a fragrant, leafy vine. | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Mailee | From Hawaiian maile, a fragrant climbing vine used to make leis; associated with fragrance, garlands, and Hawaiian tradition | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Maili | Likely from Hawaiian 'maile' - a fragrant vine used in leis; also used as a variant of Malia (Hawaiian form of Maria). | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Maka-Ala | Alert, watchful, vigilant, aware | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Maka-Nui | From Hawaiian maka 'eye' and nui 'great' - 'great eye' or 'big-eyed'; can imply 'great seer' or 'important observer'. | Hawaiian, Polynesian | Unisex | — | |
| Maka-O-Ka-Lani | Eye of the heavens (eye of the sky/royalty) | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Makaha | A Hawaiian place name; commonly rendered as "fierce" or "strong," though exact etymology is uncertain. | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Makahi | Likely from Hawaiian elements 'maka' (eye, face) and 'kahi' (one, place) - roughly 'notable eye' or 'first/one eye'; exact interpretation is uncertain. | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Makailea | Likely "joyful eyes" (from Hawaiian maka = "eye" + lea = "joy" or "gladness") | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makailei | From Hawaiian makai ('toward the sea') + lei ('garland'); roughly 'sea lei' or 'child of the sea'. | Hawaiian | Unisex | — | |
| Makaili | Likely 'of the sea' or 'toward the sea' (derived from Hawaiian 'makai') | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makaioh | Gift of God | Hawaiian | Boy | — | |
| Makala-Pua | Likely a Hawaiian compound: makaʻala (watchful/alert) + pua (flower) - "watchful flower" or "alert blossom". | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makalanee | Likely from Hawaiian maka 'eye' + lani 'heaven/sky' - 'heavenly eyes' or 'eye of heaven' (often interpreted as a heavenly/gifted one). | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makalani | Eyes of heaven; heavenly eyes | Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makalea | Possibly 'clear-eyed' or 'joyful' - from Hawaiian maka ('eye') + lea ('joy'/'gladness'); also used as a modern/creative form of Makayla/Michaela. | English, Hawaiian | Girl | — | |
| Makalei | From Hawaiian 'maka' (eye/face) + 'lei' (garland); generally interpreted as 'adorned with a lei' or 'eye/face of a lei'. | Hawaiian | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hawaiian-origin name in our dataset.
