Girls' name · since 1998
Ulani
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 667 babies named Ulani, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ulani is the #2744 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 667 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulani has been recorded 667 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #2744 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #9,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,744 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 667 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ulani ranks #9,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,744 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 667 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ulani's 667 recorded births place it above 86.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ulani compares
667 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Ulani's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ulani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 667 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ulani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ulani splits its recorded history at 2012: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ulani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ulani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (365 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Ulani's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ulani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s
2020s
365 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 365 births (55% of all-time use).
How Ulani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ulani's total volume
Ulani by state
Where Ulani concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 74 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
74 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ulani's data
- Texas records the most Ulanis (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ulani: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Ulani 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.