How rare is the name Alani?

7,680 people in the United States have the first name Alani, about 1 in 39,327. It ranks #2,941 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

ALANI

#2,941

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,680
About
1 in 39,327
This common or more
81.3%
Who bears it

Of the 7,680 people named Alani, 46.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% as Black and 8.8% as two or more races. 97.7% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Alani peaked in 2025, when 1,849 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19782025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
1,849
In 2025*
1,849
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 18,910 babies have been given the name since 1978. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Alani by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #421. The largest share of babies named Alani, 78%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#24,5405
1980s#12,28671
1990s#5,390355
2000s#1,7982,402
2010s#9836,218
2020s#4219,859
Generation X 1965–800.1%
Millennials 1981–961.2%
Generation Z 1997–1220.7%
2013 and later78%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Alani is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Alani has been most common in Nevada (3.3×), Florida (3×), and Arizona (2.1×), and least common in Iowa (0.16×).

17,497 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Alani

#2,938 Kayley · 7,696#2,940 Cale · 7,688#2,942 Amelie · 7,678#2,943 Santino · 7,673

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Alani, most common first.

#184 Alan · 284,872#848 Alana · 54,144#8,552 Alane · 1,693#17,151 Alania · 648#19,044 Alanie · 561#20,724 Alany · 496#21,237 Aloni · 480#26,192 Alanni · 357

Also a last name

As a last name, Alani ranks #20,367 of 156,621, with 1,318 people. See Alani as a last name

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