US rank #2073 Girls' name Peak 2024 645 births

Ilani — #2073 US girls' name

645 babies named Ilani in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s1132010s2162020s302
#2073
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ilani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

93 babies were named Ilani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ilani

The Social Security Administration has registered 645 babies named Ilani between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ilani currently holds the #2073 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ilani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ilani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ilani in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ilani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 645 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ilani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

645

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,073

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ilani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
93
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Ilani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
302 births that decade — 47% of Ilani's all-time total
1990s142000s1132010s2162020s302

Ilani by state

Where Ilani concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ilani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 8.4%
#2 Texas
53 8.2%
#3 Georgia
6 0.9%
#4 Washington
6 0.9%
#5 Florida
5 0.8%
#6 New York
5 0.8%
#7 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Ilani's total US births 8.4%
Even split

54 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ilani?
645 babies have been named Ilani since 1997. It currently ranks #2073 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 93 births.
When was Ilani most popular?
Ilani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ilani most popular?
The top states for the name Ilani are California (54 births), Texas (53 births), Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Ilani been used?
Ilani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ilani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ila, Ilana, Ilah, Ilaria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.