US rank #3262 Girls' name Peak 2024 171 births

Zalani — #3262 US girls' name

171 babies named Zalani in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s222020s149
#3262
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Zalani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

49 babies were named Zalani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zalani

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Zalani between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zalani currently holds the #3262 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zalani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zalani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Zalani in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zalani 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 171 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.

Zalani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

171

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2024

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,262

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zalani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
49
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
0102030405060 20242023202220212020201920182017 6

Zalani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
149 births that decade — 87% of Zalani's all-time total
2010s222020s149

Zalani by state

Where Zalani concentrates geographically — total births since 2017

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zalani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 7.0%
#2 North Carolina
6 3.5%
#3 South Carolina
5 2.9%
Texas share of Zalani's total US births 7.0%
Even split

12 of 171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zalani?
171 babies have been named Zalani since 2017. It currently ranks #3262 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 49 births.
When was Zalani most popular?
Zalani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zalani most popular?
The top states for the name Zalani are Texas (12 births), North Carolina (6 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Zalani been used?
Zalani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zalani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaliyah, Zalayah, Zalaya, Zalia, 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, 2017–2024 (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.