Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Alani

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #161 Trend ↑ Rising 62%

Alani is a name with multiple, unrelated origins from different cultures.

Rank 2025
#161
among girls · ↑17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,849
named Alani · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 872
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,849 babies
All-time total
18,910
#1,106 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Alani popularity over time

18,910 babies have been named Alani since 1978, 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 5 – 5 1 – #9,773
1980s 71 – 71 7 +1320% #6,227
1990s 355 – 355 36 +400% #1,975
2000s 2,377 25 2,402 240 +577% #755
2010s 6,166 52 6,218 622 +159% #303
2020s (to 2025) 9,825 34 9,859 1,643 +164% #161

Where Alani 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 2,010 1.25 #146
2027 2,163 1.35 #133
2028 2,303 1.43 #118
2029 2,429 1.51 #113
2030 2,541 1.58 #106

Where Alani is most popular

Girls named Alani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.05 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alani 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
Delaware 39 3.44 +228%
Mississippi 120 2.57 +145%
Louisiana 211 2.41 +130%
Nevada 111 2.39 +128%
Georgia 508 2.24 +113%
District of Columbia 24 2.02 +93%
Rhode Island 25 2.00 +90%
South Carolina 166 1.85 +76%
Florida 732 1.71 +63%
Alabama 155 1.65 +57%
North Carolina 374 1.64 +57%
Texas 1,280 1.59 +52%
Arkansas 83 1.57 +50%
Illinois 344 1.50 +43%
Arizona 205 1.46 +39%
Virginia 237 1.39 +33%
Maryland 146 1.38 +31%
California 1,150 1.37 +31%
New Jersey 231 1.28 +22%
Connecticut 65 1.12 +7%
Oklahoma 81 1.10 +5%
Hawaii 12 1.05 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 241 1.02 ≈ national
Tennessee 157 0.991 -5%
New Mexico 24 0.987 -6%
New York 389 0.982 -6%
Wisconsin 99 0.961 -8%
Indiana 132 0.940 -10%
Massachusetts 109 0.902 -14%
Colorado 100 0.896 -15%
Michigan 161 0.884 -16%
Ohio 209 0.881 -16%
Kansas 44 0.763 -27%
Washington 107 0.741 -29%
Kentucky 60 0.702 -33%
Missouri 80 0.664 -37%
Oregon 43 0.660 -37%
Idaho 21 0.628 -40%
Nebraska 18 0.501 -52%
Minnesota 53 0.491 -53%
Iowa 27 0.462 -56%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -82%
Utah 12 0.144 -86%
Alaska – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Alani

Alani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #161 in 2025 with 1,843 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 18,910 American babies have been named Alani. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,849 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 Alani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alani?

The median living Alani is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 11. An estimated 19 thousand people named Alani are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Alani 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 1,843 #161 6 #10,740
2024 1,703 #178 7 #9,936
2023 1,654 #177 5 #12,317
2022 1,700 #173 9 #8,331
2021 1,605 #183 – –
2020 1,320 #221 7 #9,601
2019 1,074 #303 14 #6,112
2018 912 #347 5 #12,229
2017 705 #448 8 #8,875
2016 637 #488 6 #10,809
2015 595 #529 – –
2014 474 #613 – –
2013 454 #616 6 #10,780
2012 496 #588 6 #10,833
2011 425 #666 – –
2010 394 #717 7 #9,723
2009 376 #755 – –
2008 298 #918 5 #12,614
2007 320 #873 5 #12,426
2006 278 #942 5 #12,111
2005 270 #920 5 #11,520
2004 227 #1,025 5 #11,409
2003 234 #984 – –
2002 137 #1,404 – –
2001 123 #1,516 – –
2000 114 #1,558 – –
1995 24 #4,222 – –
1990 12 #6,876 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 9 #6,801 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alani?

The median living Alani is about 5 years old. Half of all living Alanis are between 2 and 11 years old.

How many people named Alani are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Alani are alive in the United States, based on 18,910 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alani mean?

Alani is a name with multiple, unrelated origins from different cultures.

How popular is the name Alani in 2025?

Alani ranked #161 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,843 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alani?

18,910 babies have been named Alani in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alani most popular?

Alani peaked in 2025, when 1,849 newborns received the name.

Is Alani a boy or girl name?

Alani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alani rising or falling?

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

Will Alani become more popular?

Alani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,541 girls named Alani in 2030, which would rank around #106. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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