Nylani
Nylani was the 2073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 13,842 places. More babies were named Nylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,073 girls, up 1,751 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202591 babies
- Total since 1880
- 515babies recorded
Nylani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,073 | 91 |
| 2020 | #3,824 | 38 |
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How popular is Nylani, counting every spelling?
Nylani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,585 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,073 for Nylani on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nylani | 91 | #2,073 | 357 |
| Nilani | 25 | #5,191 | 123 |
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 Nylani?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nylani (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nylani 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 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nylani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nylani?
About 500 people born in the US named Nylani are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 6. That makes Nylani 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.
Nylani by state
How common Nylani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.5×). In 39 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 Nylani
How popular is the name Nylani?
Nylani was the 2073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 91 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 13,842 places. More babies were named Nylani in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nylani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nylani in the US.
Where is Nylani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nylani was most common in Georgia (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Florida.