girl's name
Jaelani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 610
Jaelani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 103 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,432 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Jaelani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 |
| 2010s | 184 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 400 |
How popular is Jaelani?
In 2025, Jaelani was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jaelani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaelani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaelani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaelani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaelani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaelani
How popular is the name Jaelani?
In 2025, Jaelani was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaelani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jaelani most popular?
Jaelani peaked in 2024, when 103 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jaelani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaelani currently ranks #2,242 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.