Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2023
Zelani
17 babies named Zelani in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2023–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Zelani since 2023, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelani has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2023, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- 17 total births
- 2023–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Zelani since 2023, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 17
- total births
- 2023–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zelani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Zelani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Zelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zelani's full recorded timeline at 2025, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zelani at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2023
Zelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Zelani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zelani's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zelani? ▼
Zelani has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2023, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 12 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Zelani most popular? ▼
Zelani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zelani been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zelani since 2023 -- 3 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zelani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zelani
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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. "Zelani: Baby Name Since 2023 - 17 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zelani. 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 Zelani 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 July 2026.