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Alani name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alani ranks #161 in female records (1,843 reported) and #10,740 in male records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#161 · 1,843 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 140 female records (1,703 to 1,843); rank moved from #178 to #161.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 238 female records (1,605 to 1,843); rank moved from #183 to #161.
2025 male rank and count
#10,740 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 1 male records (7 to 6); rank moved from #9,936 to #10,740.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
No published 2021 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,843 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Alani becoming more popular?

Alani's reported female count increased by 140 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #178 to #161. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Alani in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AlaniFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,8430201620252016: 637 female records2017: 705 female records2018: 912 female records2019: 1,074 female records2020: 1,320 female records2021: 1,605 female records2022: 1,700 female records2023: 1,654 female records2024: 1,703 female records2025: 1,843 female records2016: 6 male records2017: 8 male records2018: 5 male records2019: 14 male records2020: 7 male records2022: 9 male records2023: 5 male records2024: 7 male records2025: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,843161610,740
20241,70317879,936
20231,654177512,317
20221,70017398,331
20211,605183——
20201,32022179,601
20191,074303146,112
2018912347512,229
201770544888,875
2016637488610,809

Questions about Alani’s popularity

How common is Alani in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alani ranks #161 in female records (1,843 reported) and #10,740 in male records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Alani?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Alani only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Alani creates a match.

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