How Many People Are Named Ilani?
An estimated 640 people in the United States have the first name Ilani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Ilani peaked in popularity in 2024 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ilani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ilani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
640
About 1 in 535,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
93 births
Total Registered
645
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ilani
Ilani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 645 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ilani as a female name
Ranked #2,070 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (93 births)
Ilani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ilani span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 302 babies were registered. Ilani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ilani by Decade
How has Ilani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ilani by State
Birth registrations for Ilani span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, Florida. On average, about 19 Ilanis were registered per state.
Ilani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ilani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ilani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ilani?
We estimate approximately 640 people named Ilani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 535,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Ilani a common name?
Ilani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 645 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ilani most popular?
Ilani reached peak popularity in 2024, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ilani is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ilani a female name?
Ilani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ilani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ilani Smith, Ilani Johnson, Ilani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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