Girls' name · since 2003
Kahlani
Kahlani has 2,213 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #876 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,213
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,213 babies have been named Kahlani since 2003, making it today's #876 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kahlani recorded 2,213 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #876 nationally today, ahead of 95% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #4,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #876 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,213 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlani ranks #4,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #876 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,213 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #876 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,213
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kahlani's 2,213 recorded births place it above 93.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kahlani compares
2,213 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Kahlani's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kahlani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,213 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kahlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahlani splits its recorded history at 2017: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 325 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahlani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 325
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kahlani popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2020 (Kahlani as boys' name)
Kahlani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,639 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Kahlani's strongest decade.
1,639 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kahlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 557
2010s
557 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,639 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,639 births (74% of all-time use).
How Kahlani 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 Kahlani's total volume
Kahlani by state
Where Kahlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 231 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 177 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 162 | 7.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 142 | 6.4% |
| #5 | California | | 107 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 97 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 89 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 85 | 3.8% |
231 of 2,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Kahlani appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kahlanis (231 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 Kahlani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2025 (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 Kahlani 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.