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
Ahlani's 1,085 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2024)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Currently ranks #1756 among girls.
1,085 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 165 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 287
2010s
287 births
- 2020s
2020s
767 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 767 births (71% of all-time use).
Ahlani decade highlights
- Peak decade 767 births
- Runner-up 287 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Ahlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| 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% |
137 of 1,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.6% of nationwide
- Texas 12.4% of nationwide
- Florida 7.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 17 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ahlani appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- 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.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
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.
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