US rank #5409 Girls' name Peak 2021 139 births

Dehlani — #5409 US girls' name

139 babies named Dehlani in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s242020s115
#5409
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Dehlani was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

28 babies were named Dehlani in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dehlani

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Dehlani between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dehlani currently holds the #5409 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dehlani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dehlani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dehlani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dehlani 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 139 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.

Dehlani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2021

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,409

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dehlani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
28
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
51015202530 2024202320222021202020192018 14

Dehlani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
115 births that decade — 83% of Dehlani's all-time total
2010s242020s115

Dehlani by state

Where Dehlani concentrates geographically — total births since 2018

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dehlani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 12.2%
Texas share of Dehlani's total US births 12.2%

17 of 139 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dehlani?
139 babies have been named Dehlani since 2018. It currently ranks #5409 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 28 births.
When was Dehlani most popular?
Dehlani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Dehlani most popular?
The top states for the name Dehlani are Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Dehlani been used?
Dehlani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dehlani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dehlia, Dehlila, Dehja. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2018–2024 (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.