Is Elani a boy or girl name?
Elani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 260 girls and 0 boys were named Elani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,163 US babies named Elani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #990
- Babies named Elani since 1986
- 2,163
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 260 babies
Boys and girls named Elani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 260 | #990 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,234 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,133 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,243 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,322 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,916 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,441 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,506 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,689 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,979 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,088 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,657 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,294 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,238 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,491 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,746 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,313 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,899 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,961 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,355 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,445 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,869 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,469 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,536 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,911 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,185 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,308 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,046 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,897 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,601 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,453 |
Highest rank
Elani has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #990 in 2024. 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 Elani
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.