US rank #2546 Girls' name Peak 2023 604 births

Ulani — #2546 US girls' name

604 babies named Ulani in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s1192010s1652020s302
#2546
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ulani was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

80 babies were named Ulani in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ulani

The Social Security Administration has registered 604 babies named Ulani between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ulani currently holds the #2546 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ulani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ulani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ulani in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ulani 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 604 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.

Ulani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

604

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2023

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,546

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ulani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
80
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001998 6

Ulani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
302 births that decade — 50% of Ulani's all-time total
1990s182000s1192010s1652020s302

Ulani by state

Where Ulani concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ulani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
62 10.3%
#2 California
19 3.1%
#3 Georgia
15 2.5%
#4 Florida
12 2.0%
#5 North Carolina
8 1.3%
#6 Arizona
6 1.0%
#7 Ohio
6 1.0%
#8 South Carolina
5 0.8%
Texas share of Ulani's total US births 10.3%
Even split

62 of 604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ulani?
604 babies have been named Ulani since 1998. It currently ranks #2546 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 80 births.
When was Ulani most popular?
Ulani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ulani most popular?
The top states for the name Ulani are Texas (62 births), California (19 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Ulani been used?
Ulani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ulani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ula, Ulanda, Ulanni, Ulah, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2024 (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.