Unisex name · since 1963
Kalani
10,278 babies named Kalani in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,278
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalani is the #387 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 10,278 recorded since 1963.
Kalani has 10,278 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #387 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, 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 1963 to 2025.
- #1,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #387 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,278 born since 1963
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalani ranks #1,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #387 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,278 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #387 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,278
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kalani's 10,278 recorded births place it above 97.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalani compares
10,278 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Kalani's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,278 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 959 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kalani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kalani's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 959, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kalani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 959
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kalani popularity over time - boys
2,237 total births recorded since 1959 (Kalani as boys' name)
Kalani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,121 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Kalani's strongest decade.
5,121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kalani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 368
1990s
368 births
- 2000s 1,132
2000s
1,132 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,403 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,121 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,121 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kalani 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 Kalani's total volume
Kalani by state
Where Kalani concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,262 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 913 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 896 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 680 | 6.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 484 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 396 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 293 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 278 | 2.7% |
1,262 of 10,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Kalani appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Kalanis (1,262 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kalani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kalani 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.