US rank #2628 Girls' name Peak 2024 176 births

Neylani — #2628 US girls' name

176 babies named Neylani in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s242020s152
#2628
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Neylani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

67 babies were named Neylani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neylani

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Neylani between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neylani currently holds the #2628 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neylani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Neylani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Neylani in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neylani 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 176 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.

Neylani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

176

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,628

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neylani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
67
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
020406080 20242023202220212020201920182015 5

Neylani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
152 births that decade — 86% of Neylani's all-time total
2010s242020s152

Neylani by state

Where Neylani concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Neylani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 13.1%
#2 California
15 8.5%
#3 Illinois
5 2.8%
Texas share of Neylani's total US births 13.1%
Even split

23 of 176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neylani?
176 babies have been named Neylani since 2015. It currently ranks #2628 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 67 births.
When was Neylani most popular?
Neylani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Neylani most popular?
The top states for the name Neylani are Texas (23 births), California (15 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Neylani been used?
Neylani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neylani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neysa, Neyda, Neyla, Neya, 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, 2015–2024 (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.