Girls' name · since 1922
Nani
Nani has 693 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
693 babies have been named Nani since 1922, making it today's #5116 girls' name.
Nani has 693 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5116 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #9,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 693 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nani ranks #9,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 693 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nani's 693 recorded births place it above 86.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nani compares
693 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Nani's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 693 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nani's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Nani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Nani's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (28% of all-time use).
How Nani 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 Nani's total volume
Nani by state
Where Nani concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
22 of 693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nani's data
- Nani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nanis (22 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 Nani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Nani 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.