Girls' name · since 1997
Ilani
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 749 babies named Ilani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ilani is the #1888 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 749 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilani has been recorded 749 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #1888 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,888 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 749 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ilani ranks #9,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,888 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 749 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,888 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ilani's 749 recorded births place it above 87.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ilani compares
749 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Ilani's all-time total is 99% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ilani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 749 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ilani's full recorded timeline at 2012, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ilani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ilani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (406 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Ilani's strongest decade.
406 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ilani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 113
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
406 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 406 births (54% of all-time use).
How Ilani 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 Ilani's total volume
Ilani by state
Where Ilani concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
70 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ilani appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ilani's data
- California records the most Ilanis (70 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 Ilani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Ilani 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.