Jalani
Jalani was the 1068th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,809 places. More babies were named Jalani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,068 girls, up 901 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 228girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025228 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,346babies recorded
Jalani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,068 | #5,704 | 228 | 16 |
| 2020 | #1,969 | #5,122 | 96 | 18 |
| 2010 | #7,670 | #5,124 | 16 | 18 |
| 2000 | #10,225 | #4,118 | 9 | 19 |
| 1990 | — | #5,554 | — | 9 |
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How popular is Jalani, counting every spelling?
Jalani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,000 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,068 for Jalani on its own. Together these spellings went to 240 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalani | 228 | #1,068 | 980 |
| Jalanni | 6 | #13,901 | 27 |
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 Jalani?
228 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jalani (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jalani 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 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jalani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jalani?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Jalani are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Jalani 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.
Jalani by state
How common Jalani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (6.5×), Mississippi (6.2×), South Carolina (4.6×), Alabama (4.1×), Georgia (3.2×). In 32 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
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Questions about the name Jalani
How popular is the name Jalani?
Jalani was the 1068th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,809 places. More babies were named Jalani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jalani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Jalani in the US.
Where is Jalani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jalani was most common in Louisiana (0.79 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and South Carolina.