Girls' name · since 2009
Nahlani
Nahlani has 170 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
170 babies have been named Nahlani since 2009, making it today's #5699 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nahlani recorded 170 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #5699 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 2009 to 2025.
- #21,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nahlani ranks #21,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 170 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nahlani's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nahlani compares
170 34th 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
Nahlani's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nahlani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nahlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nahlani's full recorded timeline at 2019, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nahlani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Nahlani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (110 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Nahlani's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Nahlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 110 births (65% of all-time use).
Nahlani by state
Where Nahlani concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 3.5% |
6 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Nahlanis (6 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 Nahlani: 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, 2009–2025 (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 Nahlani 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.