Girls' name · since 1978
Alani
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 18,799 babies named Alani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,799
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alani currently ranks #161 among girls' names in America, with 18,799 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Alani recorded 18,799 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #161 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,799 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alani ranks #1,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,799 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,799
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alani's 18,799 recorded births place it above 98.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alani compares
18,799 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Alani's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,843 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alani's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,843, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,843
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Alani popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 2004 (Alani as boys' name)
Alani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (9,825 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Alani's strongest decade.
9,825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 355
1990s
355 births
- 2000s 2,377
2000s
2,377 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,166 births
- 2020s
2020s
9,825 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 9,825 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alani 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 Alani's total volume
Alani by state
Where Alani concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,015 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,331 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,821 | 9.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,092 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 949 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 867 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 681 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 618 | 3.3% |
3,015 of 18,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Alani appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Alanis (3,015 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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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, 1978–2025 (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 Alani 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.