Girls' name · since 2010
Nilani
239 babies named Nilani in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
239 babies have been named Nilani since 2010, making it today's #5218 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilani has been recorded 239 times among girls since 2010, currently ranked #5218 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #18,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,218 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 239 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilani ranks #18,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,218 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 239 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,218 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nilani's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nilani compares
239 40th 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
Nilani's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nilani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nilani's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nilani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Nilani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (144 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Nilani's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Nilani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 144 births (60% of all-time use).
Nilani by state
Where Nilani concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Nilanis (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nilani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Nilani 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.