Total births
114
Girls' name · since 2016
Yulani
114 babies named Yulani in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6626
- among girls today
- 114
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
Yulani currently ranks #6626 among girls' names in America, with 114 babies recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Yulani recorded 114 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #6626 nationally today, ahead of 63% 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 2016 to 2025.
- #6626 among girls today
- 114 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yulani is currently the #6626 girls' name in America, more common than 63% of girls - 114 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6626
- among girls today
- 114
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- more common than other girls
Yulani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6626
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 63% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Yulani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
20 babies were named Yulani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Yulani compares
114 27th 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
Yulani's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yulani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yulani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yulani's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yulani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,626
Active since
2016
Yulani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Yulani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yulani's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Yulani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 91 births (80% of all-time use).
Yulani by state
Where Yulani concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7 | 6.1% |
North Carolina share of Yulani's total US births 6.1%
7 of 114 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yulani? ▼
Yulani has been given to 114 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6626 as of the latest data. 20 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Yulani most popular? ▼
Yulani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Yulani most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yulani are North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Yulani been used? ▼
Records for Yulani go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yulani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yuliana, Yulissa, Yulisa, Yulianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yulani's data
- North Carolina records the most Yulanis (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yulani
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yulani
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Yulissa Girl
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Yulisa Girl
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Yulianna Girl
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Yulanda 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, 2016–2025 (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. "Yulani: #6626 Girls' Name - 114 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yulani. 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 Yulani 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.