Alani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LAH-nee
- UK rank, 2025
- #929 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #161 for girls
Alani is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 929th for girls in the UK (40 babies) and 161st for girls in the US (1,843 babies).
Where does Alani come from?
Possibly Hawaiian, or a modern form of Alana
Is Alani a girl's or a boy's name?
Alani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 girls in the UK and 1,843 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Alani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #929among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 40 girls in the UK were named Alani, making it the 929th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th.
2025 had the most girls named Alani of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Alani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 872nd in England and Wales.
Alani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #929 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2021 | 28 | #1,264 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
How popular is Alani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #161among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,843about 1 in 870 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,843 girls in the US were named Alani, making it the 161st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 221st. It first appears in the records in 1978. 6 boys were also named Alani in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Alani of any year since it first appeared, in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Alani in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,283 girls in the US were given Alani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #154, up from #161 for this spelling alone.
Alani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,843 | #161 |
| 2024 | 1,703 | #178 |
| 2023 | 1,654 | #177 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | #173 |
| 2021 | 1,605 | #183 |
| 2020 | 1,320 | #221 |
| 2019 | 1,074 | #303 |
| 2018 | 912 | #347 |
| 2017 | 705 | #448 |
| 2016 | 637 | #488 |
| 2015 | 595 | #529 |
| 2014 | 474 | #613 |
| 2013 | 454 | #616 |
| 2012 | 496 | #588 |
| 2011 | 425 | #666 |
| 2010 | 394 | #717 |
| 2009 | 376 | #755 |
| 2008 | 298 | #918 |
| 2007 | 320 | #873 |
| 2006 | 278 | #942 |
| 2005 | 270 | #920 |
| 2004 | 227 | #1,025 |
| 2003 | 234 | #983 |
| 2002 | 137 | #1,403 |
| 2001 | 123 | #1,515 |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,556 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 57 | #2,426 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 51 | #2,472 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Alani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Noa Kalani Milani Layla Elani Koa Lexi Poppy Kali Nala Xyla
Other spellings of Alani
Names related to Alani
Alayna Alana Alaina Alanna Alannah Aliana Alanah Ailani Aylani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Alani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alani, updated 20 October 2026.