Jelani
Jelani was the 2156th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 935th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 431 places. More babies were named Jelani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,156 boys, down 418 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,660babies recorded
Jelani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,595 | #2,156 | 67 | 67 |
| 2020 | #3,653 | #1,738 | 41 | 89 |
| 2010 | #11,687 | #1,580 | 9 | 100 |
| 2000 | #7,767 | #1,021 | 13 | 143 |
| 1990 | #13,883 | #1,212 | 5 | 82 |
| 1980 | #9,556 | #1,073 | 6 | 71 |
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How popular is Jelani, counting every spelling?
Jelani has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jelani?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jelani (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jelani 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jelani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jelani?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Jelani are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Jelani mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jelani by state
How common Jelani was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.9×), New York (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Jelani
How popular is the name Jelani?
Jelani was the 2156th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 935th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 431 places. More babies were named Jelani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jelani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Jelani in the US.
Where is Jelani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jelani was most common in Georgia (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Ohio.