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Elani

Elani holds the #844 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 322 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1318 in 2020 to #844 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1986 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in Texas (#511 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#844
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#844
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
322
girls named Elani

Elani popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#844 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Elani is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025MI—New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025IA—Illinois: #515 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#515Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #718 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#718Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025CT—California: #716 (43 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#716Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #659 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#659South Carolina: #688 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#688District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025AL—Georgia: #676 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#676Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Elani in 2025HI—Texas: #511 (62 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#511Florida: #796 (20 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#796
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#514), Illinois (#515), Texas (#511)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Elani in the most recent year of SSA data.

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