Alani
Alani is ranked 178th among girls in 2024 (1,697 births). Its best rank was 173rd, in 2022.
- Rank in 2024
- #178down 2 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,6970.11% of girls
- Peak year
- 20221,700 births
- Best rank
- #173in 2022
- Since 1978
- 16,949people given the name
The story in the numbers
16,949 girls have been named Alani in the United States since 1978, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,700 births — 0.10% of all girls recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 47%. It has spent 21 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Alani was the 173rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2022 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Alani
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Lilithpeak 2023
- Leylanipeak 2022
- Inayapeak 2023
- Alarapeak 2024
- Gaiapeak 2023
- Noapeak 2024
- Emoripeak 2024
- Alessiapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.