How Many People Are Named Lelani?
An estimated 943 people in the United States have the first name Lelani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Lelani peaked in popularity in 2024 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lelani 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 Lelani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
943
About 1 in 363,472 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
51 births
Total Registered
973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lelani
Lelani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 973 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lelani as a female name
Ranked #3,136 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (51 births)
Lelani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lelani span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 273 babies were registered. Lelani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lelani by Decade
How has Lelani 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.
Lelani by State
Birth registrations for Lelani span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 20 Lelanis were registered per state.
Lelani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lelani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lelani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lelani?
We estimate approximately 943 people named Lelani 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 363,472 Americans share this first name.
Is Lelani a common name?
Lelani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lelani most popular?
Lelani reached peak popularity in 2024, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lelani is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lelani a female name?
Lelani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lelani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lelani Smith, Lelani Johnson, Lelani 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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