Klani is a modern American short form of Kehlani and Kalani, names that contain the Hawaiian lani, "the heavens" or "sky", a word also used for royalty. The trimmed spelling rose in the wake of the singer Kehlani's success in the late 2010s. Klani has climbed from number 7450 in 2015 to number 2295 in 2024, its best rank, and stands at number 2363 among girls' names in 2025.