Girls' name · since 1976
Kelani
1,708 babies named Kelani in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,708
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kelani currently ranks #1543 among girls' names in America, with 1,708 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelani has been recorded 1,708 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #1543 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #5,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,543 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,708 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelani ranks #5,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,543 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,708 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,708
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kelani's 1,708 recorded births place it above 92.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Kelani compares
1,708 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Kelani's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,708 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 182 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelani splits its recorded history at 2007: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 182 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kelani popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 2009 (Kelani as boys' name)
Kelani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (940 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Kelani's strongest decade.
940 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 154
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
526 births
- 2020s
2020s
940 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 940 births (55% of all-time use).
How Kelani 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 Kelani's total volume
Kelani by state
Where Kelani concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 155 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 139 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 120 | 7.0% |
| #4 | California | | 103 | 6.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 77 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 45 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 42 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 38 | 2.2% |
155 of 1,708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Kelani appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Kelanis (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1976–2025 (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 Kelani 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.