How Many People Are Named Nelani?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Nelani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Nelani peaked in popularity in 2020 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nelani 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 Nelani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2020
27 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nelani
Nelani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nelani as a female name
Ranked #5,384 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (27 births)
Nelani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nelani span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 93 babies were registered. Nelani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nelani by Decade
How has Nelani 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.
Nelani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nelani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nelani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nelani?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Nelani 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 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Nelani a common name?
Nelani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nelani most popular?
Nelani reached peak popularity in 2020, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nelani is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nelani a female name?
Nelani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nelani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nelani Smith, Nelani Johnson, Nelani 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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