Total births
24
Girls' name · since 2023
Zaelani
Zaelani has 24 recorded births since 2023 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12100
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
24 babies have been named Zaelani since 2023, making it today's #12100 girls' name.
Zaelani has 24 recorded births among girls since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12100 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- #12100 among girls today
- 24 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaelani is currently the #12100 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 24 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12100
- among girls today
- 24
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Zaelani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12100
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zaelani was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zaelani in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Zaelani compares
24 8th 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
Zaelani's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaelani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zaelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaelani's full recorded timeline at 2024, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 8 recorded births.
Zaelani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#12,100
Active since
2023
Zaelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Zaelani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaelani's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zaelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaelani? ▼
Zaelani has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 2023, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12100 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Zaelani most popular? ▼
Zaelani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Zaelani been used? ▼
Zaelani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 3 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zaelani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaelynn, Zaelyn, Zaela, Zaeda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zaelani
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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, 2023–2025 (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. "Zaelani: #12100 Girls' Name - 24 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaelani. 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 Zaelani 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.