girl's name
Lelani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,016
Lelani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Lelani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 50 |
| 1980s | 61 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 242 |
| 2010s | 273 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 260 |
How popular is Lelani?
In 2025, Lelani was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lelani is used
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 Lelani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lelani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lelani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lelani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lelani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lelani
How popular is the name Lelani?
In 2025, Lelani was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Lelani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lelani most popular?
Lelani peaked in 2024, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lelani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lelani currently ranks #3,906 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.