Girls' name · since 1997
Himani
260 babies named Himani in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 260
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Himani is the #12453 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 260 recorded since 1997.
Himani has 260 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12453 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #17,215 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,453 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 260 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Himani ranks #17,215 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,453 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 260 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,453 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 260
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Himani's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Himani compares
260 42nd 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
Himani's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Himani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 260 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Himani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Himani's full recorded timeline at 2012, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Himani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Himani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Himani's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Himani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (53% of all-time use).
Himani by state
Where Himani concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 3.1% |
8 of 260 births nationwide.
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What to do with Himani's data
- Himani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Himanis (8 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 Himani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Himani 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.