Girls' name · since 1917
Lani
Lani has 7,373 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,373
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lani is the #1595 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,373 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lani has been recorded 7,373 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #1595 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,373 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lani ranks #2,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,373 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,373
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lani's 7,373 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lani compares
7,373 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Lani's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,373 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lani's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Lani popularity over time - boys
183 total births recorded since 1939 (Lani as boys' name)
Lani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,144 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Lani's strongest decade.
1,144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Lani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
596 births
- 1950s
1950s
894 births
- 1960s
1960s
887 births
- 1970s
1970s
911 births
- 1980s
1980s
838 births
- 1990s
1990s
691 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,144 births
- 2010s
2010s
762 births
- 2020s
2020s
604 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,144 births (16% of all-time use).
How Lani 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 Lani's total volume
Lani by state
Where Lani concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,556 | 21.1% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 437 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 388 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 212 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 182 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 118 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 83 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 71 | 1.0% |
1,556 of 7,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lani appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lani's data
- Lani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,144 total births) through the 2020s (604) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lanis (1,556 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Lani 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.