Name Legacy

Lelani

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Lelani was most popular in 2024, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,535 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,010 people named Lelani.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#5,535
Births that year51
Total since 18801,010
Given to100% girls

Lelani over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lelani’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lelani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lelani is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,010 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Lelani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org