Total births
30
Girls' name · since 2017
Yelani
30 babies named Yelani in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17082
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Yelani is the #17082 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 30 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Yelani recorded 30 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #17082 nationally today, ahead of 4% 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 2017 to 2024.
- #17082 among girls today
- 30 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yelani is currently the #17082 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 30 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17082
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Yelani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17082
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Yelani was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
9 babies were named Yelani in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Yelani compares
30 10th 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
Yelani's all-time total is 92% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yelani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yelani's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yelani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,082
Active since
2017
Yelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Yelani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yelani's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Yelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yelani? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 30 babies named Yelani. Today it holds rank #17082 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 9 births.
When was Yelani most popular? ▼
Yelani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Yelani been used? ▼
Records for Yelani go back to 2017, giving 8 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Yelani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yelena, Yelitza, Yelina, Yelonda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yelani
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yelani
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Yelitza Girl
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Yelina Girl
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Yelonda Girl
46 births
Yelianny 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, 2017–2024 (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. "Yelani: #17082 Girls' Name - 30 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yelani. 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 Yelani 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.