Total births
90
Girls' name · since 2007
Nialani
Nialani has 90 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6592
- among girls today
- 90
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Nialani is the #6592 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 90 recorded since 2007.
Nialani has 90 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6592 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #6592 among girls today
- 90 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nialani is currently the #6592 girls' name in America, more common than 63% of girls - 90 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6592
- among girls today
- 90
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
Nialani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6592
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 63% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Nialani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
21 babies were named Nialani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Nialani compares
90 23th percentile among 17,726 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
Nialani's all-time total is 76% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nialani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 90 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nialani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nialani's full recorded timeline at 2018, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nialani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,592
Active since
2007
Nialani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Nialani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nialani's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nialani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nialani? ▼
90 babies have been named Nialani since 2007. It currently ranks #6592 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 21 births.
When was Nialani most popular? ▼
Nialani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Nialani been used? ▼
Nialani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nialani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Nialani
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nialani: #6592 Girls' Name - 90 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nialani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nialani 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 June 2026.