US rank #2241 Girls' name Peak 2024 424 births

Nylani — #2241 US girls' name

424 babies named Nylani in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s1152020s304
#2241
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Nylani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

84 babies were named Nylani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nylani

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Nylani between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nylani currently holds the #2241 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nylani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nylani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Nylani in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nylani 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 424 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.

Nylani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

424

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2024

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,241

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nylani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
84
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
020406080100 20242022202020182016201420122007 5

Nylani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
304 births that decade — 72% of Nylani's all-time total
2000s52010s1152020s304

Nylani by state

Where Nylani concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nylani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
19 4.5%
#2 California
17 4.0%
#3 Texas
16 3.8%
#4 New York
14 3.3%
#5 Georgia
13 3.1%
#6 North Carolina
7 1.7%
#7 Arizona
6 1.4%
#8 Ohio
6 1.4%
Florida share of Nylani's total US births 4.5%
Even split

19 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Nylani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nylani?
424 babies have been named Nylani since 2007. It currently ranks #2241 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 84 births.
When was Nylani most popular?
Nylani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nylani most popular?
The top states for the name Nylani are Florida (19 births), California (17 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Nylani been used?
Nylani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nylani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyla, Nylah, Nylia, Nyleah, 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, 2007–2024 (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.