Girls' name · since 2007
Ellani
154 babies named Ellani in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,722 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
154 babies have been named Ellani since 2007, making it today's #8722 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ellani recorded 154 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #8722 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #22,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,722 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 154 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellani ranks #22,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,722 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 154 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,722 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ellani's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ellani compares
154 32nd percentile among 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
Ellani's all-time total is 59% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellani's full recorded timeline at 2020, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ellani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (104 births, 68% of the file).
2020s was Ellani's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Ellani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 104 births (68% of all-time use).
Ellani by state
Where Ellani concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.2% |
10 of 154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellani's data
- Texas records the most Ellanis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ellani: 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 (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Ellani 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.