Is Lani a boy or girl name?
Lani is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 0 boys were named Lani, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.5% of the 7,424 US babies named Lani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,911
- Babies named Lani since 1917
- 7,424
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 143 babies
Boys and girls named Lani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1930s | 6 | 31 | 83.8% |
| 1940s | 47 | 596 | 92.7% |
| 1950s | 44 | 894 | 95.3% |
| 1960s | 31 | 887 | 96.6% |
| 1970s | 10 | 911 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 11 | 838 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 12 | 691 | 98.3% |
| 2000s | 11 | 1,144 | 99% |
| 2010s | 0 | 762 | 100% |
| 2020s | 11 | 472 | 97.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,911 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,351 | 96 | #2,041 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,697 | 98 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,081 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,208 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,262 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,450 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,349 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,356 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,671 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,505 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,451 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,554 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,428 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,179 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,085 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,131 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,790 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,668 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,485 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,788 | 132 | #1,524 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,474 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,609 | 96 | #1,845 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,959 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,108 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,176 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,852 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,738 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,039 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,788 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,021 | 89 | #1,695 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,838 | 75 | #1,886 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,660 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,844 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,900 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,824 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,778 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,130 | 79 | #1,544 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,689 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,479 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,074 | 95 | #1,321 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,176 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,020 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 143 | #999 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,356 | 98 | #1,260 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,588 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,364 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,391 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,365 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,491 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,309 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,191 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,125 | 133 | #953 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,133 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,095 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,022 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,274 | 84 | #1,165 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,219 | 57 | #1,470 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,362 | 85 | #1,200 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,272 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,172 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,635 | 100 | #1,097 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,353 | 105 | #1,051 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,085 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,048 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,088 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 106 | #994 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,714 | 80 | #1,117 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,860 | 109 | #924 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,110 | 86 | #1,045 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,987 | 67 | #1,166 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,226 | 80 | #1,041 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,681 | 76 | #1,058 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,171 | 67 | #1,107 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,910 | 74 | #1,020 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 101 | #877 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,485 | 73 | #982 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 67 | #930 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,996 | 59 | #1,024 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,383 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,290 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,011 | 43 | #1,143 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,774 | 37 | #1,209 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,303 | 15 | #2,170 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,066 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,485 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,377 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,957 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lani reached #2,485 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #877 in 1947. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lani
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.