Girls' name · since 1986
Elani
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 2,485 babies named Elani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,485
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,485 babies have been named Elani since 1986, making it today's #846 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elani recorded 2,485 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #846 nationally today, ahead of 95% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #4,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #846 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,485 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elani ranks #4,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #846 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,485 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,485
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elani's 2,485 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elani compares
2,485 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Elani's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,485 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 322 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elani's full recorded timeline at 2008, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 322 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 322
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Elani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,344 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Elani's strongest decade.
1,344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Elani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 320
2000s
320 births
- 2010s
2010s
695 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,344 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,344 births (54% of all-time use).
How Elani 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 Elani's total volume
Elani by state
Where Elani concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 320 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 285 | 11.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 210 | 8.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 132 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 106 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 79 | 3.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 67 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 37 | 1.5% |
320 of 2,485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Elani appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Elanis (320 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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Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1986–2025 (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 Elani 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.