NameTides

Elani

Elani was the #844 girls' name in the US in 2025 (322 babies), and #2,605 in England & Wales.

Elani as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Elani as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Elani as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#844 (322)#2,605 (10)—
2024#995 (260)#5,892 (3)#2,975 (6)
2023#1,232 (190)#4,710 (4)—
2022#1,132 (216)#5,670 (3)—
2021#1,242 (189)——
2020#1,318 (167)#4,535 (4)—
2019#1,745 (118)#3,541 (6)—
2018#1,915 (104)#3,518 (6)—
2017#2,432 (74)#5,765 (3)—
2016#2,502 (72)——
2015#2,685 (66)——
2014#2,969 (57)#5,691 (3)—
2013#3,076 (53)——
2012#3,644 (43)——
2011#3,132 (53)#3,549 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #844.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1986.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elani is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,700 to 1 in 6,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elani by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #515ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #716CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #659NCSouth Carolina: #688SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #511TXFlorida: #796FL
Elani (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElaniCanadaGirls—too few
ElaniEngland & WalesGirls#2,60510
ElaniUSGirls#844322