girl's name
Nehlani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 111
Nehlani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2018.
Nehlani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 15 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 96 |
How popular is Nehlani?
In 2025, Nehlani was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Nehlani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Sibling names for Nehlani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nehlani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nehlani
How popular is the name Nehlani?
In 2025, Nehlani was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nehlani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nehlani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nehlani most popular?
Nehlani peaked in 2020, when 18 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Nehlani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nehlani currently ranks #6,381 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.