US rank #3007 Girls' name Peak 2024 366 births

Nailani — #3007 US girls' name

366 babies named Nailani in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s1302020s214
#3007
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Nailani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

55 babies were named Nailani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nailani

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Nailani between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nailani currently holds the #3007 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nailani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nailani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nailani in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nailani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 366 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nailani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

366

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2024

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,007

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nailani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
55
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0204060 2024202120182015201220092006 7

Nailani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
214 births that decade — 58% of Nailani's all-time total
2000s222010s1302020s214

Nailani by state

Where Nailani concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nailani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.0%
#2 Florida
11 3.0%
#3 Texas
8 2.2%
#4 New York
6 1.6%
#5 Maryland
5 1.4%
California share of Nailani's total US births 3.0%
Even split

11 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nailani?
366 babies have been named Nailani since 2006. It currently ranks #3007 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 55 births.
When was Nailani most popular?
Nailani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nailani most popular?
The top states for the name Nailani are California (11 births), Florida (11 births), Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Nailani been used?
Nailani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nailani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nailah, Naima, Naila, Naia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.