Healer or sky; a modern combination name.
Jaylani is a modern American invention, likely created by blending the popular prefix 'Jay' with the Hawaiian-inspired suffix 'lani', meaning sky or heavens. It may also be viewed as a variation of Jelani, an African name meaning mighty, or Kailani. Its rise in the US reflects a trend for melodic, multi-syllabic names with a tropical or airy feel.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
