Girls' name · since 2016
Mehlani
Mehlani has 482 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
482 babies have been named Mehlani since 2016, making it today's #4256 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mehlani recorded 482 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #4256 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #12,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 482 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mehlani ranks #12,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 482 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mehlani's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mehlani compares
482 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Mehlani's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mehlani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mehlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mehlani splits its recorded history at 2021: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (16 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mehlani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Mehlani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (359 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Mehlani's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Mehlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
359 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 359 births (74% of all-time use).
Mehlani by state
Where Mehlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 27 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 19 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 17 | 3.5% |
| #5 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
34 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Mehlani appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Mehlanis (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mehlani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Mehlani 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.