Lani
Lani was the 1603rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 877th; the most babies were born in 1979 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,070 places. More babies were named Lani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,603 girls, up 607 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,556babies recorded
Lani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 183 since 1939.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,603 | 131 |
| 2020 | #2,210 | 82 |
| 2010 | #2,180 | 90 |
| 2000 | #1,959 | 86 |
| 1990 | #1,660 | 89 |
| 1980 | #1,020 | 142 |
| 1970 | #953 | 133 |
| 1960 | #1,050 | 105 |
| 1950 | #1,058 | 76 |
| 1940 | #1,209 | 37 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,377 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lani, counting every spelling?
Lani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,352 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,603 for Lani on its own. Together these spellings went to 147 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lani | 131 | #1,603 | 522 |
| Loni | 16 | #7,012 | 79 |
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 Lani?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lani (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lani 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lani?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Lani are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 20 and 58. That makes Lani mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lani by state
How common Lani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 43 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 Lani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lani, they share its era and feel.
Lani is also a nickname for Naylani, Leylani, Leilani, Kehlani, Alani, Kaylani, Kalani and Malani.
Questions about the name Lani
How popular is the name Lani?
Lani was the 1603rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 877th; the most babies were born in 1979 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,070 places. More babies were named Lani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Lani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lani in the US.
Where is Lani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lani was most common in California (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.