Is Jalani a boy or girl name?
Jalani is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 196 girls and 19 boys were named Jalani, so 91.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.8% of the 2,095 US babies named Jalani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,118
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,203
- Babies named Jalani since 1973
- 2,095
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 251 babies
Boys and girls named Jalani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 134 | 22 | 14.1% |
| 2000s | 206 | 127 | 38.1% |
| 2010s | 193 | 451 | 70% |
| 2020s | 111 | 841 | 88.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,118 | 196 | #1,203 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,157 | 225 | #1,093 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,494 | 188 | #1,273 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,871 | 136 | #1,545 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,120 | 96 | #1,969 |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,036 | 105 | #1,903 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,930 | 77 | #2,370 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,388 | 57 | #2,912 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,411 | 39 | #3,881 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,124 | 39 | #3,877 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,803 | 28 | #4,949 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,776 | 21 | #6,110 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,942 | 21 | #6,203 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,889 | 48 | #3,374 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,122 | 16 | #7,670 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,979 | 14 | #8,624 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,144 | 19 | #6,912 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,294 | 12 | #9,790 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,903 | 10 | #10,919 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,981 | 11 | #9,727 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,246 | 19 | #6,331 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,510 | 14 | #7,739 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,971 | 8 | #11,529 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,555 | 11 | #8,995 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,118 | 9 | #10,224 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,312 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,232 | 9 | #9,597 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,297 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,047 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,557 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,115 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,697 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,554 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,422 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,421 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jalani reached #2,971 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #1,093 in 2023. 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 Jalani
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.