Zalani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zuh-LAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #2,256 for girls
Zalani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,256th for girls in the US (81 babies).
Where does Zalani come from?
Modern: modern -lani name, blending a Z- sound with the ending of Leilani
Is Zalani a girl's or a boy's name?
Zalani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 81 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zalani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,256th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 81 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 476% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 81 girls in the US were named Zalani, making it the 2,256th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. It first appears in the records in 2017.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Zalani of any year since it first appeared, in 2017.
Half of all the girls named Zalani in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zalani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #2,256 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4,045 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
Nicknames for Zalani
- Lani 25 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Zalani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani, Kaylani, Malani, Naylani, Nailani, Meilani, Kailani, Ilani, Kalani, Xolani, Kylani, Ahlani
Names related to Zalani
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, “Zalani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zalani, updated 20 October 2026.