Jalani
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- ja-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,065 for girls
Jalani is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,065th for girls in the US (228 babies).
Where does Jalani come from?
Modern: Ja- with -lani as in Leilani; also a form of Jelani
Is Jalani a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jalani has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 228 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Jalani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,065among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 228about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 136% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 228 girls in the US were named Jalani, making it the 1,065th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,965th. It first appears in the records in 1992. 16 boys were also named Jalani in 2025 (5,606th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Jalani of any year since it first appeared, in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Jalani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 270 girls in the US were given Jalani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #884, up from #1,065 for this spelling alone.
- Jalani 228
- Jlani 30
- Jalanie 6
- Jalanni 6
In 1998, 27% of the babies named Jalani in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 93%, with more girls than boys since 2013.
Jalani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 228 | #1,065 |
| 2024 | 202 | #1,184 |
| 2023 | 226 | #1,089 |
| 2022 | 188 | #1,274 |
| 2021 | 136 | #1,544 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1,965 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,898 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2,361 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Jalani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kehlani Malani Kailani Meilani Naylani Kalani Nalani Jaylani Alani Milani Nailani
Other spellings of Jalani
Names related to Jalani
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Jalani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jalani, updated 20 October 2026.