Fine silk or heavenly lei
A modern Hawaiian name combining 'Mai', which can refer to fine silk or a sense of coming from, with 'Lani', meaning sky or heaven. It is often interpreted as 'heavenly lei' or 'calmness from the heavens'.
Less common today
Mailani isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,016 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
