Nilani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nee-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,098 for girls
Nilani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
Where does Nilani come from?
Modern: modern -lani blend; also found as a Sri Lankan name
Is Nilani a girl's or a boy's name?
Nilani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nilani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Nilani, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,663rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Nilani in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nilani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,361 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,960 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
Names like Nilani
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 Xylani
Names related to Nilani
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, “Nilani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nilani, updated 20 October 2026.