Girls' name · since 2017
Ehlani
1,027 babies named Ehlani in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,027
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ehlani currently ranks #1234 among girls' names in America, with 1,027 babies recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehlani has been recorded 1,027 times among girls since 2017, currently ranked #1234 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #7,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,234 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,027 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ehlani ranks #7,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,234 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,027 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,027
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ehlani's 1,027 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ehlani compares
1,027 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ehlani's all-time total is 173% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ehlani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,027 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ehlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ehlani's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 241, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ehlani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ehlani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,017 births, 99% of the file).
2020s was Ehlani's strongest decade.
1,017 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 99% of all-time use.
Ehlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,017 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,017 births (99% of all-time use).
How Ehlani 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 Ehlani's total volume
Ehlani by state
Where Ehlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2017
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 283 | 27.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 238 | 23.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 42 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 33 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 30 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 27 | 2.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 25 | 2.4% |
283 of 1,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ehlani appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ehlanis (283 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 Ehlani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2017–2025 (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 Ehlani 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.