NameTides

Lani

Lani was the #1,592 girls' name in the US in 2025 (131 babies), and #1,271 in England & Wales.

Lani as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Lani 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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Lani 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.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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#1,592 (131)#1,271 (25)—
2024#1,895 (105)#2,001 (14)#2,975 (6)
2023#2,033 (96)#1,575 (19)—
2022#1,992 (98)#1,767 (16)—
2021#2,071 (92)#1,505 (20)—
2020#2,196 (82)#1,939 (14)—
2019#2,249 (81)#1,095 (31)—
2018#2,438 (73)#1,436 (22)—
2017#2,338 (78)#2,090 (13)—
2016#2,343 (80)#2,008 (14)—
2015#2,646 (67)#1,601 (19)—
2014#2,497 (72)#1,966 (14)#2,905 (6)
2013#2,439 (74)#2,649 (9)—
2012#2,548 (71)#1,649 (18)—
2011#2,416 (76)#1,438 (21)#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1979 at #995.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.
  • In 2023, 95% of US babies named Lani were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lani is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lani 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,149CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Lani (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
LaniCanadaGirls—too few
LaniEngland & WalesGirls#1,27125
LaniEngland & WalesBoys—too few
LaniNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LaniUSGirls#1,592131
LaniUSBoys—too few