How Many People Are Named Lani?
An estimated 6,415 people in the United States have the first name Lani. It is predominantly female (97.5%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Lani peaked in popularity in 1979 with 143 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lani 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 Lani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Lani is overwhelmingly female, 183 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,415
About 1 in 53,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1979
143 births
Total Registered
7,424
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lani
Lani is predominantly female (97.5%), though 183 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lani as a male name
Ranked #13,351 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1961 (11 births)
Lani as a female name
Ranked #1,911 in 2024
104 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (143 births)
Lani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lani span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,155 babies were registered. While Lani is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lani by Decade
How has Lani 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.
Lani by State
Birth registrations for Lani span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Indiana, Colorado. On average, about 121 Lanis were registered per state.
Lani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lani
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lani?
We estimate approximately 6,415 people named Lani 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 53,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Lani a common name?
Lani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,424 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lani most popular?
Lani reached peak popularity in 1979, when 143 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lani is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lani a female name?
Lani is predominantly female. 97.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lani Smith, Lani Johnson, Lani 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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