Adelani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ad-eh-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Adelani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
Where does Adelani come from?
Modern: probably a blend of Adele and the -lani ending; also a Yoruba name
Is Adelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adelani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Adelani, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2019.
Half of all the girls named Adelani in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adelani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
Names like Adelani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Analeia Kayomi Ailany Kyomi Solani Ahlani Naylani Jaylani Amiri Malani Aurelia
Names related to Adelani
Adeline Adelyn Adelina Adelynn Adelyne Adelin Adelaine Adalena
More Modern names
Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adelani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adelani, updated 20 October 2026.