Total births
54
Girls' name · since 2009
Lilani
54 babies named Lilani in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16748
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Lilani is the #16748 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 54 recorded since 2009.
Lilani has 54 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16748 as of the latest data, more common than 6% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16748 among girls today
- 54 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Lilani is currently the #16748 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 54 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16748
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Lilani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16748
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Lilani was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lilani in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Lilani compares
54 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Lilani's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lilani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lilani's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lilani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#16,748
Active since
2009
Lilani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Lilani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Lilani's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lilani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lilani? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 54 babies named Lilani. Today it holds rank #16748 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 7 births.
When was Lilani most popular? ▼
Lilani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Lilani been used? ▼
Lilani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 17 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lilani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lilani
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lilani: #16748 Girls' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lilani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lilani 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 July 2026.