Boys' name · since 1973

Dulani

11 babies named Dulani in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

11 boys have been named Dulani since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dulani has 11 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1978.

  • #33,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulani ranks #33,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#33,430 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Dulani's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dulani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dulani's full recorded timeline at 1978, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dulani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19731978 5

Dulani by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Dulani's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Dulani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dulani?
Since 1973, Social Security records show 11 babies named Dulani. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #33,430 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1973, with 6 births.
Where does Dulani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulani ranks #33,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dulani most popular?
Dulani was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Dulani been used?
Records for Dulani go back to 1973, giving 6 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Dulani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dulce, Dulan, Dulton, Dulio. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dulani: 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, 1973–1978 (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 Dulani 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.