unisex name
Jalani
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,346
Jalani is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 244 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 252 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,588 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Jalani started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Jalani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 156 |
| 2000s | 333 |
| 2010s | 644 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,203 |
How popular is Jalani?
In 2025, Jalani was given to 244 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 Jalani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jalani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jalani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jalani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jalani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jalani
How popular is the name Jalani?
In 2025, Jalani was given to 244 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jalani a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalani is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jalani most popular?
Jalani peaked in 2023, when 252 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jalani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jalani currently ranks #1,065 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.
Was Jalani originally a boys' or girls' name?
Jalani was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.