Girls' name · since 2012
Olani
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Olani, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,344 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olani is the #4344 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 161 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olani has been recorded 161 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #4344 nationally and more common than 75% 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 2012 to 2025.
- #22,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,344 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olani ranks #22,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,344 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,344 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Olani's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Olani compares
161 33rd 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
Olani's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Olani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olani splits its recorded history at 2020: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Currently ranks #4344 among girls.
161 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 33 births in a single year.
Olani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (116 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Olani's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Olani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 116 births (72% of all-time use).
Olani decade highlights
- Peak decade 116 births
- Runner-up 45 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Olani by state
Where Olani concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 5.0% |
8 of 161 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Olani's data
- California records the most Olanis (8 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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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, 2012–2025 (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 Olani 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.
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