girl's name
Zalani
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 253
Zalani is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 81 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
Zalani 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 | 22 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 231 |
How popular is Zalani?
In 2025, Zalani was given to 81 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 Zalani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zalani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zalani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zalani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zalani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zalani
How popular is the name Zalani?
In 2025, Zalani was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zalani a girl's or a boy's name?
Zalani is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zalani most popular?
Zalani peaked in 2025, when 81 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Zalani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zalani currently ranks #2,258 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.