Alani Girl
How popular is Alani?
#161 girl name in 2025
1,843 baby girls were named Alani in the US in 2025, making it the 161st most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Alani popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #161 for girls (▲ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,843 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+210% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #529 in 2015, #221 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,843 girls) |
| Highest rank | #161 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alani counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alani family of names ranked #5 for girls in 2025 (#32 the year before), with 13,021 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alani | 1,843 | 14% |
| Ailany | 7,136 | 55% |
| Ailani | 1,807 | 14% |
| Aylani | 1,043 | 8% |
| Ahlani | 116 | 1% |
| Alanni | 98 | 1% |
| Alahni | 50 | 0% |
| Alany | 117 | 1% |
| Ailanny | 280 | 2% |
| Alanie | 52 | 0% |
| Aalani | 60 | 0% |
| Alanny | 38 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alani is most popular
Babies named Alani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 3.4 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Mississippi: 2.6 per 1,000 (120 girls)
- Louisiana: 2.4 per 1,000 (211 girls)
- Nevada: 2.4 per 1,000 (111 girls)
- Georgia: 2.2 per 1,000 (508 girls)
Alani by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1980s | 71 | #6,210 |
| 1990s | 355 | #1,972 |
| 2000s | 2,377 | #755 |
| 2010s | 6,166 | #303 |
| 2020s | 9,825 | #161 |
Girl names about as popular as Alani
Questions
- Is Alani a boy or girl name?
- Alani is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Alani were girls.
- How popular is the name Alani?
- 1,843 baby girls were named Alani in the US in 2025, making it the 161st most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Alani most popular?
- Alani peaked in 2025, when 1,843 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #161 in 2025.
- How many people are named Alani?
- 18,910 babies have been named Alani in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,825 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Alani most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alani was most common in Delaware, at 3.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.