Boys' name · since 2022
Kajani
17 babies named Kajani in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,530 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kajani currently ranks #13530 among boys' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 2022.
Kajani has 17 recorded births among boys since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13530 as of the latest data, more common than 3% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #30,217 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,530 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kajani ranks #30,217 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,530 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #30,217 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,530 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kajani's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kajani compares
17 7th 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
Kajani's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kajani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kajani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kajani's full recorded timeline at 2023, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kajani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kajani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Kajani's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kajani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kajani? ▼
Where does Kajani sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Kajani most popular? ▼
How long has the name Kajani been used? ▼
What names are similar to Kajani? ▼
Keep exploring Kajani
Nearby Names Like Kajani
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kajani
Compare Kajani side by side: Kajani vs Kajuan Kajani vs Kaj Kajani vs Kaje
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kajani
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kajani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~3 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, 2022–2025 (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 Kajani 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.