Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lailani

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,070 Trend ↑ Rising 22%
Rank 2025
#1,070
among girls · ↑363 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
227
named Lailani · +46% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,080
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
227 babies
All-time total
2,629
#3,918 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Lailani popularity over time

2,629 babies have been named Lailani since 1972, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 16 2 – #8,932
1980s 21 2 +31% #9,763
1990s 62 6 +195% #8,312
2000s 442 44 +613% #2,771
2010s 975 98 +121% #1,547
2020s (to 2025) 1,113 186 +90% #1,070

Where Lailani 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 237 0.15 outside top 500
2027 247 0.15 outside top 500
2028 255 0.16 outside top 500
2029 262 0.16 outside top 500
2030 268 0.17 outside top 500

Where Lailani is most popular

Girls named Lailani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.114 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Louisiana, and North Carolina.

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 Lailani 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
Georgia 64 0.282 +147%
Louisiana 24 0.274 +140%
North Carolina 48 0.211 +85%
Tennessee 28 0.177 +55%
Virginia 30 0.176 +54%
Florida 71 0.166 +46%
Illinois 36 0.157 +38%
Pennsylvania 35 0.148 +30%
Texas 112 0.139 +22%
Maryland 13 0.123 +8%
Alabama 11 0.117 ≈ national
Michigan 21 0.115 ≈ national
New York 39 0.098 -14%
Ohio 23 0.097 -15%
Missouri 11 0.091 -20%
Indiana 12 0.085 -25%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -32%
California 61 0.073 -36%
New Jersey 13 0.072 -37%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -57%
Arizona 5 0.036 -69%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Lailani

Lailani is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,070 in 2025 with 227 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 2,629 American babies have been named Lailani. Its peak came in 2025, when 227 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 Lailani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lailani?

The median living Lailani is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 2,600 people named Lailani are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Lailani year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 227 #1,070
2024 155 #1,433
2023 159 #1,411
2022 190 #1,262
2021 194 #1,220
2020 188 #1,220
2019 140 #1,547
2018 131 #1,628
2017 123 #1,731
2016 109 #1,877
2015 95 #2,069
2014 78 #2,360
2013 74 #2,450
2012 84 #2,252
2011 73 #2,499
2010 68 #2,662
2009 65 #2,771
2008 63 #2,843
2007 64 #2,843
2006 59 #2,929
2005 39 #3,776
2004 45 #3,366
2003 42 #3,444
2002 33 #3,934
2001 18 #6,206
2000 14 #7,391
1995 5 #14,683
1990 – –
1985 5 #11,581
1980 5 #11,258
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1915 – –
1910 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lailani?

The median living Lailani is about 7 years old. Half of all living Lailanis are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Lailani are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Lailani are alive in the United States, based on 2,629 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lailani in 2025?

Lailani ranked #1,070 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 227 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lailani?

2,629 babies have been named Lailani in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lailani most popular?

Lailani peaked in 2025, when 227 newborns received the name.

Is Lailani a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lailani rising or falling?

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

Will Lailani become more popular?

Lailani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 268 girls named Lailani 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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