Nelani
#17,893 most common girls' name of all time · #29,310 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 2009–2025
Rank among girls
#17,893
Rank overall
#29,310 of 105,966
First appeared
2009
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
209
Since 2016
162
Peak year
2020 #4,867
Best rank
#4,867 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Nelani first appears in 2009. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,084 |
| 2024 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,415 |
| 2023 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,207 |
| 2022 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,463 |
| 2021 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,395 |
| 2020 | 27 | — | 27 | #4,867 |
| 2019 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,318 |
| 2018 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,387 |
| 2016 | 11 | — | 11 | #10,047 |
| 2015 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,787 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,525 |
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,233 |
| 2012 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,214 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #16,524 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | #19,320 |
| 2009 | 5 | — | 5 | #20,056 |