Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2024
Salani
16 babies named Salani in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17657
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 0%
- more common than other girls
16 babies have been named Salani since 2024, making it today's #17657 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Salani recorded 16 times among girls since 2024, holding rank #17657 nationally today, ahead of 0% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #17657 among girls today
- 16 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 0% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Salani is currently the #17657 girls' name in America, more common than 0% of girls - 16 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17657
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 0%
- more common than other girls
Salani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17657
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 0% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Salani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
11 babies were named Salani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Salani compares
16 6th 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
Salani's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Salani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salani's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#17,657
Active since
2024
Salani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Salani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Salani's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Salani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Salani? ▼
Salani has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17657 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Salani most popular? ▼
Salani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Salani been used? ▼
Records for Salani go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Salani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sally, Sallie, Salma, Salina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Salani
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Salani
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Salma Girl
#872 10,311 births
Salina Girl
#4678 7,239 births
Salem Girl
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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, 2024–2025 (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. "Salani: #17657 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/salani. 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 Salani 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.