How Many People Are Named Nylani?
An estimated 421 people in the United States have the first name Nylani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Nylani peaked in popularity in 2024 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nylani 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 Nylani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
421
About 1 in 814,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
84 births
Total Registered
424
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nylani
Nylani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 424 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nylani as a female name
Ranked #2,242 in 2024
84 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (84 births)
Nylani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nylani span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 304 babies were registered. Nylani remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nylani by Decade
How has Nylani 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.
Nylani by State
Birth registrations for Nylani span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois. On average, about 10 Nylanis were registered per state.
Nylani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nylani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nylani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nylani?
We estimate approximately 421 people named Nylani 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 814,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Nylani a common name?
Nylani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 424 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nylani most popular?
Nylani reached peak popularity in 2024, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nylani is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nylani a female name?
Nylani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nylani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nylani Smith, Nylani Johnson, Nylani 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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