Jalani Girl
How popular is Jalani?
#1,065 girl name in 2025
228 baby girls were named Jalani in the US in 2025, making it the 1065th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
Jalani popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,065 for girls (▲ 119 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 228 girls, 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+485% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,841 in 2015, #1,965 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (228 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,065 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 13% boys, 87% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jalani counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jaylani family of names ranked #277 for girls in 2025 (#347 the year before), with 1,202 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylani | 654 | 54% |
| Jalani | 228 | 19% |
| Jailani | 113 | 9% |
| Jaylanie | 42 | 3% |
| Jahlani | 57 | 5% |
| Jaylanni | 27 | 2% |
| Jailany | 43 | 4% |
| Jaylany | 10 | 1% |
| Jaylannie | 5 | 0% |
| Jalanni | 6 | 0% |
| Jalanie | 6 | 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 Jalani is most popular
Babies named Jalani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (69 girls)
- Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- South Carolina: 0.6 per 1,000 (50 girls)
- Alabama: 0.5 per 1,000 (47 girls)
- Georgia: 0.4 per 1,000 (87 girls)
Jalani by decade
Girl names about as popular as Jalani
Questions
- Is Jalani a boy or girl name?
- Jalani is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Jalani were girls.
- How popular is the name Jalani?
- 228 baby girls were named Jalani in the US in 2025, making it the 1065th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
- When was Jalani most popular?
- Jalani peaked in 2025, when 228 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,065 in 2025.
- How many people are named Jalani?
- 2,346 babies have been named Jalani in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,331 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Jalani most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jalani was most common in Louisiana, at 0.8 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.