Unisex name · since 1992
Jahlani
Jahlani has 346 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jahlani currently ranks #4017 among unisex names in America, with 346 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlani has been recorded 346 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #4017 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #9,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,017 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 346 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlani ranks #9,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,017 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 346 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,017 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 346
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jahlani's 346 recorded births place it above 78.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jahlani compares
346 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jahlani's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahlani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 346 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahlani splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahlani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jahlani popularity over time - girls
326 total births recorded since 2012 (Jahlani as girls' name)
Jahlani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (122 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Jahlani's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jahlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 122 births (35% of all-time use).
Jahlani by state
Where Jahlani concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.4% |
11 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Jahlanis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jahlani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Jahlani 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.