Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Jaylani

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #471 Trend ↑ Rising 166%
Rank 2025
#471
among girls · ↑145 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
661
named Jaylani · +34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,458
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
661 babies
All-time total
3,939
#3,065 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Jaylani popularity over time

3,939 babies have been named Jaylani since 2002, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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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 158 5 163 16 – #3,534
2010s 1,072 37 1,109 111 +580% #1,142
2020s (to 2025) 2,613 54 2,667 445 +301% #471

Where Jaylani 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 766 0.48 #408
2027 876 0.55 #347
2028 983 0.61 #308
2029 1,083 0.67 #286
2030 1,176 0.73 #267

Where Jaylani is most popular

Girls named Jaylani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.292 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jaylani 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
New Mexico 31 1.27 +337%
Connecticut 40 0.688 +136%
New Jersey 120 0.665 +128%
Arizona 86 0.613 +110%
Illinois 129 0.564 +93%
Florida 229 0.535 +83%
Massachusetts 64 0.529 +81%
Texas 379 0.471 +62%
Pennsylvania 106 0.448 +54%
California 324 0.385 +32%
New York 135 0.341 +17%
Georgia 74 0.326 +12%
Colorado 34 0.305 ≈ national
Mississippi 14 0.299 ≈ national
Washington 41 0.284 ≈ national
South Carolina 24 0.267 -8%
North Carolina 60 0.264 -10%
Louisiana 23 0.263 -10%
Virginia 44 0.258 -12%
Wisconsin 22 0.214 -27%
Arkansas 11 0.208 -29%
Kansas 12 0.208 -29%
Maryland 21 0.198 -32%
Alabama 18 0.192 -34%
Ohio 39 0.164 -44%
Tennessee 23 0.145 -50%
Indiana 19 0.135 -54%
Nevada 5 0.108 -63%
Oregon 6 0.092 -68%
Michigan 14 0.077 -74%
Minnesota 8 0.074 -75%
Utah 5 0.060 -79%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -80%
Missouri 5 0.041 -86%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Jaylani

Jaylani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #471 in 2025 with 654 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 3,939 American babies have been named Jaylani. Its peak came in 2025, when 661 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 Jaylani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaylani?

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

median 3 020406080100

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

Jaylani 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 654 #471 7 #10,125
2024 486 #616 8 #9,381
2023 497 #600 7 #10,172
2022 376 #763 11 #7,482
2021 354 #799 6 #11,350
2020 246 #1,022 15 #5,824
2019 177 #1,297 7 #10,212
2018 214 #1,142 6 #11,386
2017 137 #1,596 6 #11,369
2016 106 #1,904 – –
2015 114 #1,825 – –
2014 68 #2,598 – –
2013 68 #2,613 5 #12,975
2012 70 #2,578 – –
2011 53 #3,155 7 #10,103
2010 65 #2,739 6 #11,370
2009 46 #3,534 – –
2008 38 #4,122 5 #13,428
2007 34 #4,413 – –
2006 15 #8,032 – –
2005 9 #11,291 – –
2004 10 #10,240 – –
2003 – – – –
2002 6 #14,355 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jaylani?

The median living Jaylani is about 3 years old. Half of all living Jaylanis are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Jaylani are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Jaylani are alive in the United States, based on 3,939 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jaylani in 2025?

Jaylani ranked #471 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 654 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaylani?

3,939 babies have been named Jaylani in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaylani most popular?

Jaylani peaked in 2025, when 661 newborns received the name.

Is Jaylani a boy or girl name?

Jaylani is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jaylani rising or falling?

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

Will Jaylani become more popular?

Jaylani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,176 girls named Jaylani in 2030, which would rank around #267. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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