Girls' name · since 2003
Laelani
Laelani has 289 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laelani is the #6480 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 289 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laelani has been recorded 289 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #6480 nationally and more common than 63% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #16,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laelani ranks #16,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 289 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Laelani's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Laelani compares
289 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
Laelani's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laelani splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Laelani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (118 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Laelani's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Laelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 118 births (41% of all-time use).
Laelani by state
Where Laelani concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 4.2% |
12 of 289 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Laelanis (12 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 Laelani: 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 Laelani 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.