Niani
#14,436 most common girls' name of all time · #23,864 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1972–2025
Rank among girls
#14,436
Rank overall
#23,864 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
311
Since 2016
103
Peak year
2023 #6,248
Best rank
#5,828 1995
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Niani first appears in 1972. 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 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,605 |
| 2024 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,708 |
| 2023 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,248 |
| 2022 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,744 |
| 2021 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,776 |
| 2020 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,755 |
| 2019 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,125 |
| 2016 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,745 |
| 2015 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,886 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,102 |
| 2012 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,898 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,347 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,813 |
| 2009 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,673 |
| 2008 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,882 |
| 2007 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,891 |
| 2006 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,606 |
| 2005 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,507 |
| 2004 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,470 |
| 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,639 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2001 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,346 |
| 2000 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,219 |
| 1999 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,436 |
| 1998 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,892 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,226 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,902 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,828 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,406 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,961 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,222 |