Ellani is a very rare variant of Ellen that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Ellani is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,507 for girl births in the United States (and #14,536 across all names), given to 12 babies. Ellani was first reported in SSA data in 2007 and peaked in 2021 (21 births).
Girls named Ellani per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2007–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here