Girls' name · since 2023

Zilani

18 babies named Zilani in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#47,410 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 2023
2020s
peak decade

Zilani sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 2023.

Zilani has 18 recorded births among girls since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2024.

  • #47,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 2023
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zilani ranks #47,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.

#47,410 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 2023
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zilani's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zilani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zilani splits its recorded history at 2024: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zilani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2024)
13
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
468101214 20232024 13

Zilani by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Zilani's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Zilani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zilani?
Since 2023, Social Security records show 18 babies named Zilani. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #47,410 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 13 births.
Where does Zilani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zilani ranks #47,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zilani most popular?
Zilani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zilani been used?
The SSA has tracked Zilani since 2023 -- 2 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Zilani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zilpha, Zillah, Zilla, Zilphia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zilani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2023–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Zilani 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 August 2026.