Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Alanni

Meaning Spelling variant of Alani Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,962 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

Spelling variant of Alani.

Rank 2025
#1,962
among girls · ↑367 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
98
named Alanni · +24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
98 babies
All-time total
960
#7,728 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Alanni popularity over time

960 babies have been named Alanni 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 5 1 – #13,571
2000s 97 10 +1840% #6,822
2010s 342 34 +253% #2,730
2020s (to 2025) 516 86 +151% #1,962

Where Alanni 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 106 0.07 outside top 500
2027 113 0.07 outside top 500
2028 120 0.07 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 131 0.08 outside top 500

Where Alanni is most popular

Girls named Alanni per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.054 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alanni 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
California 69 0.082 +51%
Texas 66 0.082 +51%
Florida 27 0.063 +16%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +5%
Illinois 13 0.057 +5%
New York 21 0.053 ≈ national
Georgia 5 0.022 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Alanni

Alanni is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,962 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 960 American babies have been named Alanni. Its peak came in 2025, when 98 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 Alanni stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alanni?

The median living Alanni is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 1,000 people named Alanni 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.

Alanni year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 98 #1,962
2024 79 #2,329
2023 88 #2,156
2022 97 #2,006
2021 78 #2,327
2020 76 #2,319
2019 62 #2,730
2018 46 #3,398
2017 49 #3,250
2016 26 #5,134
2015 35 #4,147
2014 24 #5,467
2013 25 #5,318
2012 28 #4,967
2011 23 #5,737
2010 24 #5,606
2009 9 #11,493
2008 17 #7,423
2007 19 #6,822
2006 15 #7,882
2005 8 #11,869
2004 8 #11,666
2003 9 #10,459
2002 – –
2001 6 #13,566
2000 6 #13,209
1995 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alanni?

The median living Alanni is about 5 years old. Half of all living Alannis are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Alanni are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Alanni are alive in the United States, based on 960 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alanni mean?

Spelling variant of Alani.

How popular is the name Alanni in 2025?

Alanni ranked #1,962 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alanni?

960 babies have been named Alanni in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alanni most popular?

Alanni peaked in 2025, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Alanni a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alanni rising or falling?

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

Will Alanni become more popular?

Alanni is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 131 girls named Alanni in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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