Total births
15
US rank #10216 Girls' name Peak 2024 15 births
Valani — #10216 US girls' name
15 babies named Valani in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10216
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 42% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Valani was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
10 babies were named Valani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Valani
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Valani between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valani currently holds the #10216 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Valani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Valani 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 15 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.
Valani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,216
Active since
2022
Valani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Valani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Valani's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valani? ▼
15 babies have been named Valani since 2022. It currently ranks #10216 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 10 births.
When was Valani most popular? ▼
Valani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Valani been used? ▼
Valani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, 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, 2022–2024 (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.