How Many People Are Named Nilani?
An estimated 213 people in the United States have the first name Nilani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Nilani peaked in popularity in 2023 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nilani 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 Nilani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
213
About 1 in 1,609,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
32 births
Total Registered
214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nilani
Nilani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 214 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nilani as a female name
Ranked #5,898 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (32 births)
Nilani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nilani span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 119 babies were registered. Nilani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nilani by Decade
How has Nilani 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.
Nilani by State
Nilani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nilani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nilani
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nilani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nilani?
We estimate approximately 213 people named Nilani 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 1,609,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Nilani a common name?
Nilani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nilani most popular?
Nilani reached peak popularity in 2023, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nilani is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nilani a female name?
Nilani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nilani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nilani Smith, Nilani Johnson, Nilani 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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