Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ailani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #168 Trend ↑ Rising 151%
Rank 2025
#168
among girls · ↑159 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,807
named Ailani · +89% vs 2024
How common
1 in 889
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,807 babies
All-time total
7,905
#1,929 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Ailani popularity over time

7,905 babies have been named Ailani since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 33 – 33 3 – #7,245
2000s 745 – 745 75 +2158% #1,692
2010s 2,040 – 2,040 204 +174% #685
2020s (to 2025) 5,081 6 5,087 848 +316% #168

Where Ailani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,121 1.32 #137
2027 2,431 1.51 #113
2028 2,729 1.70 #90
2029 3,011 1.87 #84
2030 3,274 2.04 #74

Where Ailani is most popular

Girls named Ailani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.558 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, New Mexico, and Nevada.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ailani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 21 1.83 +228%
New Mexico 42 1.73 +210%
Nevada 54 1.16 +108%
Texas 921 1.15 +105%
Arizona 155 1.10 +98%
Delaware 12 1.06 +90%
California 819 0.974 +75%
Colorado 99 0.887 +59%
Georgia 192 0.845 +52%
Illinois 177 0.773 +39%
Oregon 50 0.768 +38%
Oklahoma 53 0.720 +29%
Maryland 74 0.698 +25%
South Carolina 56 0.623 +12%
New Jersey 110 0.609 +9%
Washington 87 0.602 +8%
North Carolina 137 0.602 +8%
Virginia 100 0.587 +5%
Indiana 82 0.584 +5%
Arkansas 30 0.568 ≈ national
Louisiana 49 0.560 ≈ national
Kansas 32 0.555 ≈ national
Florida 236 0.552 ≈ national
Utah 44 0.529 -5%
Nebraska 19 0.529 -5%
New York 204 0.515 -8%
Alabama 45 0.479 -14%
Massachusetts 55 0.455 -18%
Tennessee 68 0.429 -23%
Wisconsin 44 0.427 -23%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -28%
Iowa 22 0.377 -32%
Connecticut 19 0.327 -41%
Pennsylvania 75 0.317 -43%
Idaho 10 0.299 -46%
Minnesota 32 0.297 -47%
Ohio 65 0.274 -51%
Missouri 31 0.257 -54%
Kentucky 21 0.246 -56%
Mississippi 10 0.214 -62%
Michigan 34 0.187 -67%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ailani

Ailani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #168 in 2025 with 1,807 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 7,905 American babies have been named Ailani. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,807 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ailani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ailani?

The median living Ailani is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 7,900 people named Ailani are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ailani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,807 #168 – –
2024 950 #327 6 #10,993
2023 507 #591 – –
2022 680 #467 – –
2021 581 #532 – –
2020 556 #542 – –
2019 423 #685 – –
2018 359 #759 – –
2017 277 #952 – –
2016 301 #915 – –
2015 208 #1,199 – –
2014 106 #1,894 – –
2013 76 #2,385 – –
2012 92 #2,080 – –
2011 106 #1,886 – –
2010 92 #2,137 – –
2009 112 #1,876 – –
2008 90 #2,207 – –
2007 118 #1,804 – –
2006 124 #1,692 – –
2005 106 #1,838 – –
2004 82 #2,175 – –
2003 49 #3,044 – –
2002 25 #4,773 – –
2001 18 #6,075 – –
2000 21 #5,314 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ailani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ailani?

The median living Ailani is about 3 years old. Half of all living Ailanis are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Ailani are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Ailani are alive in the United States, based on 7,905 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ailani in 2025?

Ailani ranked #168 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,807 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ailani?

7,905 babies have been named Ailani in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ailani most popular?

Ailani peaked in 2025, when 1,807 newborns received the name.

Is Ailani a boy or girl name?

Ailani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ailani rising or falling?

Ailani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ailani become more popular?

Ailani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,274 girls named Ailani in 2030, which would rank around #74. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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