Nalani: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#414

among girls · ↑117 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

754

named Nalani · +31% vs 2024

How common

1 in 2,132

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

754 babies

All-time total

7,954

#1,921 all-time among girls

First recorded

1946

in Social Security records

Nalani popularity over time

7,954 babies have been named Nalani since 1946, 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

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	15	2	–	#4,110
1950s	53	5	+253%	#3,863
1960s	59	6	+11%	#4,757
1970s	125	13	+112%	#2,933
1980s	157	16	+26%	#3,455
1990s	319	32	+103%	#2,277
2000s	1,199	120	+276%	#1,331
2010s	2,646	265	+121%	#641
2020s (to 2025)	3,381	564	+113%	#414

Where Nalani 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	803	0.50	#382
2027	846	0.53	#362
2028	885	0.55	#345
2029	920	0.57	#335
2030	950	0.59	#322

Where Nalani is most popular

Girls named Nalani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.356 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, South Carolina, and Louisiana.

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 Nalani 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
Hawaii	19	1.66	+365%
South Carolina	81	0.901	+153%
Louisiana	76	0.868	+144%
Georgia	189	0.832	+134%
Nevada	34	0.732	+105%
North Carolina	145	0.637	+79%
Maryland	65	0.613	+72%
Alabama	55	0.586	+64%
Illinois	123	0.537	+51%
Pennsylvania	121	0.512	+44%
Florida	215	0.502	+41%
Indiana	65	0.463	+30%
Oklahoma	33	0.448	+26%
Virginia	74	0.434	+22%
Michigan	79	0.434	+22%
Texas	332	0.413	+16%
Connecticut	23	0.395	+11%
New Jersey	71	0.393	+10%
Mississippi	18	0.385	+8%
Ohio	91	0.384	+8%
Arizona	52	0.371	≈ national
California	297	0.353	≈ national
New York	136	0.343	≈ national
Massachusetts	41	0.339	-5%
Tennessee	53	0.335	-6%
Wisconsin	34	0.330	-7%
Colorado	36	0.323	-9%
Washington	45	0.312	-13%
New Mexico	7	0.288	-19%
Minnesota	30	0.278	-22%
Kentucky	23	0.269	-25%
Missouri	32	0.266	-25%
Oregon	12	0.184	-48%
Kansas	6	0.104	-71%
Iowa	5	0.086	-76%
Utah	5	0.060	-83%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
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 Nalani

Nalani is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #414 in 2025 with 754 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 7,954 American babies have been named Nalani. Its peak came in 2025, when 754 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 Nalani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nalani?

The median living Nalani is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 7,900 people named Nalani are alive in the United States today.

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

Nalani year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	754	#414
2024	577	#531
2023	507	#593
2022	549	#557
2021	503	#595
2020	491	#593
2019	456	#641
2018	413	#706
2017	335	#816
2016	269	#988
2015	190	#1,282
2014	166	#1,389
2013	184	#1,285
2012	223	#1,117
2011	199	#1,207
2010	211	#1,155
2009	158	#1,473
2008	137	#1,651
2007	183	#1,331
2006	136	#1,588
2005	130	#1,572
2004	134	#1,514
2003	123	#1,577
2002	84	#2,059
2001	68	#2,350
2000	46	#3,054
1995	24	#4,312
1990	30	#3,597
1985	12	#5,924
1980	19	#4,096
1975	25	#2,933
1970	9	#5,682
1965	6	#6,294
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	9	#3,863
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Nalani?

The median living Nalani is about 7 years old. Half of all living Nalanis are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Nalani are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Nalani are alive in the United States, based on 7,954 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nalani mean?

Borrowing (or misspelling) from Hawaiian Nālani.

How popular is the name Nalani in 2025?

Nalani ranked #414 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 754 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nalani?

7,954 babies have been named Nalani in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nalani most popular?

Nalani peaked in 2025, when 754 newborns received the name.

Is Nalani a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Nalani rising or falling?

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

Will Nalani become more popular?

Nalani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 950 girls named Nalani in 2030, which would rank around #322. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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