Kelani
Kelani was the 1542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1252nd with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,409 places. More babies were named Kelani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,542 girls, down 290 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 137girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,774babies recorded
Kelani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 66 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,542 | 137 |
| 2020 | #1,252 | 182 |
| 2010 | #6,068 | 22 |
| 2000 | #7,372 | 14 |
| 1990 | #12,088 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kelani, counting every spelling?
Kelani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,300 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,542 for Kelani on its own. Together these spellings went to 157 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelani | 137 | #1,542 | 758 |
| Kelany | 8 | #11,423 | 66 |
| Keelani | 6 | #14,063 | 26 |
| Kelanie | 6 | #14,071 | 25 |
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 Kelani?
137 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kelani (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kelani 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 61 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kelani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kelani?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Kelani are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Kelani 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.
Kelani by state
How common Kelani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.2×), Louisiana (3.9×), Alabama (3.2×), Georgia (2.9×), South Carolina (2.9×). 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
These names rose and fell in step with Kelani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kelani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kelani
How popular is the name Kelani?
Kelani was the 1542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 137 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1252nd with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,409 places. More babies were named Kelani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kelani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kelani in the US.
Where is Kelani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kelani was most common in Mississippi (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.