Is Alani a boy or girl name?
Alani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,697 girls and 7 boys were named Alani, so 99.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 17,054 US babies named Alani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,903
- Girl rank, 2024
- #178
- Babies named Alani since 1978
- 17,054
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,709 babies
Boys and girls named Alani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 355 | 100% |
| 2000s | 25 | 2,377 | 99% |
| 2010s | 52 | 6,166 | 99.2% |
| 2020s | 28 | 7,975 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,903 | 1,697 | #178 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,308 | 1,653 | #176 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,325 | 1,700 | #173 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,605 | #183 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,596 | 1,320 | #220 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,108 | 1,074 | #303 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,226 | 912 | #347 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,871 | 705 | #448 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,808 | 637 | #488 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 595 | #529 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 474 | #613 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,778 | 454 | #616 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,831 | 496 | #588 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 425 | #666 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,720 | 394 | #716 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 376 | #754 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,612 | 298 | #918 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,425 | 320 | #873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,109 | 278 | #942 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,519 | 270 | #920 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,407 | 227 | #1,025 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 234 | #984 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,404 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,516 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,558 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,975 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,429 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,328 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,476 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,222 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,258 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,258 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,383 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,997 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,876 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,397 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,702 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,366 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,621 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,172 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,227 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,543 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,145 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,801 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,773 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alani reached #6,108 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #173 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.