Nelani
Girl · neh-LAH-nee · Modern
Nelani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
Where does Nelani come from?
Modern: modern blend ending in -lani
- Say it
- neh-LAH-nee
Is Nelani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nelani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nelani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,986among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Nelani, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Nelani than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Nelani in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nelani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
Nicknames for Nelani
- Nel 44 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Nelani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Naylani Nailani Malani Kailani Meilani Nalani Kalani Ilani Xolani Kylani
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