Girls' name · since 2002

Ahlani

1,085 babies named Ahlani in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,756 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,085
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Ahlani is the #1756 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,085 recorded since 2002.

Ahlani has 1,085 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1756 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #7,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,756 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,085 born since 2002
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlani ranks #7,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,756 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,085 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.

#7,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,756 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,085
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.8%
Ahlani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ahlani's 1,085 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ahlani compares

1,085 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ahlani's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ahlani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,085 376 567,345
Peak-year births 165 21 19,840

Ahlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ahlani's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 165, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ahlani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
165
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
050100150200 20022008201220152018202120242025 116

Ahlani by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (767 births, 71% of the file).

2020s was Ahlani's strongest decade.

767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Ahlani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 767 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ahlani compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ahlani's total volume

Ahlani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -75, 3.2%-31, 7.6%-28, 7.1%-88, 3.1%-49, 6.2%-29, 5.9%-34, 5.8%-141, 2.3%-76, 5.1%-44, 5%-48, 4.3%-34, 9.6%-55, 5.9%-30, 8.3%-22, 12.6%Ahlani-24, 15.2%Ahlani
Ahlani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ahlani by state

Where Ahlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ahlani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
137 12.6%
#2 Texas
134 12.4%
#3 Florida
85 7.8%
#4 North Carolina
49 4.5%
#5 Illinois
25 2.3%
#6 Georgia
23 2.1%
#7 Ohio
22 2.0%
#8 New York
20 1.8%
California share of Ahlani's total US births 12.6%
Even split

137 of 1,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Ahlani appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahlani?
1,085 babies have been named Ahlani since 2002. All-time, it sits at #7,094 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,756 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 165 births.
Where does Ahlani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahlani ranks #7,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,756 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ahlani most popular?
Ahlani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 767 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ahlani most popular?
The top states for the name Ahlani are California (137 births), Texas (134 births), Florida (85 births).
How long has the name Ahlani been used?
Records for Ahlani go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ahlani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahlam, Ahliyah, Ahlana, Ahlaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ahlani's data

  • California records the most Ahlanis (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ahlani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahlani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.