US rank #2260 Girls' name Peak 2023 576 births

Dalani — #2260 US girls' name

576 babies named Dalani in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s782010s1632020s335
#2260
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dalani was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

88 babies were named Dalani in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalani

The Social Security Administration has registered 576 babies named Dalani between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dalani currently holds the #2260 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dalani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Dalani in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 576 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dalani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

576

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2023

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,260

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dalani popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
88
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080100 2024202020162012200820042000 5

Dalani popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2023 (Dalani as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2023 6

Dalani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
335 births that decade — 58% of Dalani's all-time total
2000s782010s1632020s335

Dalani by state

Where Dalani concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dalani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
41 7.1%
#2 Florida
38 6.6%
#3 Louisiana
20 3.5%
#4 Texas
20 3.5%
#5 California
11 1.9%
#6 Illinois
10 1.7%
#7 North Carolina
6 1.0%
#8 Ohio
6 1.0%
Georgia share of Dalani's total US births 7.1%
Even split

41 of 576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Dalani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalani?
576 babies have been named Dalani since 2000. It currently ranks #2260 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 88 births.
When was Dalani most popular?
Dalani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dalani most popular?
The top states for the name Dalani are Georgia (41 births), Florida (38 births), Louisiana (20 births).
How long has the name Dalani been used?
Dalani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dalani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dallas, Dalia, Daleyza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.