Girls' name · since 1948
Lelani
1,010 babies named Lelani in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,010 babies have been named Lelani since 1948, making it today's #3922 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lelani recorded 1,010 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #3922 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #7,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,922 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,010 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelani ranks #7,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,922 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,010 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,922 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lelani's 1,010 recorded births place it above 89.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lelani compares
1,010 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Lelani's all-time total is 169% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lelani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,010 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lelani splits its recorded history at 1997: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lelani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (273 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Lelani's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s
2020s
260 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 273 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lelani 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 Lelani's total volume
Lelani by state
Where Lelani concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
85 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Lelani appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lelani's data
- Lelani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (273 total births) through the 2020s (260) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lelanis (85 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 Lelani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Lelani 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.