Yulani — #6597 US girls' name
94 babies named Yulani in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 63% of names given to girls today.
76% of everyone ever named Yulani was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Yulani in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Yulani
The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Yulani between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yulani currently holds the #6597 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Yulani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yulani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yulani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Yulani 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 94 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.
Yulani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Yulani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016
- Peak year (2023)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Currently ranks #6597 among girls.
94 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 18 births in a single year.
Yulani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 71 births that decade — 76% of Yulani's all-time total
Yulani decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Yulani's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 76% 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 | 7.4% |
7 of 94 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 7.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 7.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yulani? ▼
When was Yulani most popular? ▼
Where is Yulani most popular? ▼
How long has the name Yulani been used? ▼
What names are similar to Yulani? ▼
Keep exploring Yulani
Nearby Names Like Yulani
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yulani
Compare Yulani side by side: Yulani vs Yuliana Yulani vs Yulissa Yulani vs Yulisa
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yulani
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 2016–2024 (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.