Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Dalani

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,884 Trend ↑ Rising 187%
Rank 2025
#1,884
among girls · ↑354 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
104
named Dalani · +24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,454
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
104 babies
All-time total
687
#9,676 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Dalani popularity over time

687 babies have been named Dalani since 2000, 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
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2000s 78 – 78 8 – #9,666
2010s 163 – 163 16 +109% #4,680
2020s (to 2025) 440 6 446 74 +356% #1,884

Where Dalani 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 125 0.08 outside top 500
2027 145 0.09 outside top 500
2028 165 0.10 outside top 500
2029 185 0.11 outside top 500
2030 203 0.13 outside top 500

Where Dalani is most popular

Girls named Dalani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dalani 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
Louisiana 27 0.308 +534%
Georgia 45 0.198 +307%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +163%
Florida 25 0.058 +20%
North Carolina 13 0.057 +17%
South Carolina 5 0.056 +14%
Michigan 10 0.055 +13%
Alabama 5 0.053 +9%
Ohio 11 0.046 -5%
Illinois 10 0.044 -10%
Texas 31 0.039 -21%
New York 7 0.018 -64%
California 11 0.013 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
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Pennsylvania – – –
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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 Dalani

Dalani is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,884 in 2025 with 104 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 687 American babies have been named Dalani. Its peak came in 2025, when 104 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 Dalani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dalani?

The median living Dalani is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 700 people named Dalani are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Dalani 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 104 #1,884 – –
2024 84 #2,238 – –
2023 88 #2,161 6 #11,121
2022 57 #2,934 – –
2021 62 #2,757 – –
2020 45 #3,408 – –
2019 29 #4,680 – –
2018 25 #5,201 – –
2017 24 #5,404 – –
2016 13 #8,503 – –
2015 14 #8,107 – –
2014 10 #10,320 – –
2013 19 #6,531 – –
2012 7 #13,830 – –
2011 12 #9,291 – –
2010 10 #10,603 – –
2009 9 #11,689 – –
2008 11 #10,246 – –
2007 10 #11,033 – –
2006 8 #12,688 – –
2005 6 #14,926 – –
2004 6 #14,581 – –
2003 6 #14,281 – –
2002 10 #9,666 – –
2001 7 #12,361 – –
2000 5 #15,606 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dalani?

The median living Dalani is about 4 years old. Half of all living Dalanis are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Dalani are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Dalani are alive in the United States, based on 687 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dalani in 2025?

Dalani ranked #1,884 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 104 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dalani?

687 babies have been named Dalani in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dalani most popular?

Dalani peaked in 2025, when 104 newborns received the name.

Is Dalani a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Dalani rising or falling?

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

Will Dalani become more popular?

Dalani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 203 girls named Dalani 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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