Is Jaelani a boy or girl name?
Jaelani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 103 girls and 0 boys were named Jaelani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 528 US babies named Jaelani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,924
- Babies named Jaelani since 2006
- 528
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Jaelani, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,924 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,094 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,337 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,637 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,208 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,873 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,063 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,615 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,097 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,411 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,447 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,766 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,386 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,384 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,063 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,005 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,985 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,740 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,896 |
Highest rank
Jaelani has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,924 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 Jaelani
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.