Girls' name · since 1988
Kilani
281 babies named Kilani in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,978 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
281 babies have been named Kilani since 1988, making it today's #6978 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilani has been recorded 281 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #6978 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #16,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,978 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilani ranks #16,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,978 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,978 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kilani's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kilani compares
281 44th percentile among 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
Kilani's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kilani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kilani splits its recorded history at 2015: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kilani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kilani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (133 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kilani's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kilani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (47% of all-time use).
Kilani by state
Where Kilani concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 7 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
7 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kilani's data
- Kilani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kilanis (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kilani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kilani 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.