Dalani
Dalani was the 1884th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,223 places. More babies were named Dalani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,884 girls, up 1,524 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 104girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 687babies recorded
Dalani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,884 | 104 |
| 2020 | #3,408 | 45 |
| 2010 | #10,603 | 10 |
| 2000 | #15,606 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Dalani, counting every spelling?
Dalani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,480 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,884 for Dalani on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalani | 104 | #1,884 | 395 |
| Dalaney | 18 | #6,377 | 70 |
| Dalanie | 5 | #15,449 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dalani?
104 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dalani (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dalani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dalani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dalani?
About 700 people born in the US named Dalani are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Dalani a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dalani by state
How common Dalani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (6.3×), Georgia (4.1×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dalani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dalani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dalani
How popular is the name Dalani?
Dalani was the 1884th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 104 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,223 places. More babies were named Dalani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Dalani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dalani in the US.
Where is Dalani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dalani was most common in Louisiana (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Mississippi.