Elani
Girl · eh-LAH-nee · Modern
Elani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 844th for girls in the US (322 babies).
Where does Elani come from?
Modern: modern US coinage in the style of Leilani, or a variant of Alani
- Say it
- eh-LAH-nee
Is Elani a girl's or a boy's name?
Elani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 322 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Elani, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th.
2025 had the most girls named Elani of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Elani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Elani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Elani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #844among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 322about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 98% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 322 girls in the US were named Elani, making it the 844th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,318th. It first appears in the records in 1986.
2025 had the most girls named Elani of any year since it first appeared, in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Elani in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 666 girls in the US were given Elani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #473, up from #844 for this spelling alone.
Elani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 322 | #844 |
| 2024 | 260 | #995 |
| 2023 | 190 | #1,232 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,132 |
| 2021 | 189 | #1,242 |
| 2020 | 167 | #1,318 |
| 2019 | 118 | #1,745 |
| 2018 | 104 | #1,915 |
| 2017 | 74 | #2,432 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,685 |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,967 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3,075 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 55 | #3,043 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Elani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Noa Kalani Alani Milani Layla Poppy Elodie Xyla Lexi Nevaeh Esme
Other spellings of Elani
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