Lani is an uncommon variant of Lana that peaked in 1979 and remains in steady use.
Lani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,603 for girl births in the United States (and #2,953 across all names), given to 131 babies. Lani was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1979 (143 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | 131 | #1,603 | — |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | #1,905 | — |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | #2,042 | #13,359 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | #1,999 | #11,704 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | #2,082 | — |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 | #2,210 | — |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | #2,262 | — |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | #2,451 | — |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 | #2,349 | — |
| 2016 | 80 | 80 | #2,356 | — |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #2,673 | — |
| 2014 | 72 | 72 | #2,506 | — |
| 2013 | 74 | 74 | #2,451 | — |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | #2,554 | — |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #2,429 | — |
| 2010 | 90 | 90 | #2,180 | — |
| 2009 | 98 | 98 | #2,085 | — |
| 2008 | 95 | 95 | #2,131 | — |
| 2007 | 120 | 120 | #1,790 | — |
| 2006 | 127 | 127 | #1,668 | — |
| 2005 | 142 | 142 | #1,485 | — |
| 2004 | 138 | 138 | #1,524 | #10,789 |
| 2003 | 118 | 118 | #1,636 | — |
| 2002 | 130 | 130 | #1,474 | — |
| 2001 | 101 | 101 | #1,845 | #11,610 |
| 2000 | 86 | 86 | #1,959 | — |
| 1999 | 73 | 73 | #2,108 | — |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | #2,176 | — |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #2,852 | — |
| 1996 | 45 | — | #2,738 | — |
| 1995 | 67 | — | #2,039 | — |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #2,174 | — |
| 1993 | 82 | — | #1,788 | — |
| 1992 | 95 | — | #1,695 | #8,021 |
| 1991 | 81 | — | #1,885 | #7,837 |
| 1990 | 89 | — | #1,660 | — |
| 1989 | 72 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1988 | 65 | — | #1,900 | — |
| 1987 | 64 | — | #1,824 | — |
| 1986 | 65 | — | #1,778 | — |
| 1985 | 84 | — | #1,544 | #7,129 |
| 1984 | 65 | — | #1,689 | — |
| 1983 | 78 | — | #1,479 | — |
| 1982 | 101 | — | #1,321 | #6,072 |
| 1981 | 113 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1980 | 142 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1979 | 143 | — | #999 | — |
| 1978 | 103 | — | #1,260 | #6,358 |
| 1977 | 68 | — | #1,588 | — |
| 1976 | 79 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1975 | 76 | — | #1,391 | — |
| 1974 | 76 | — | #1,366 | — |
| 1973 | 64 | — | #1,491 | — |
| 1972 | 78 | — | #1,308 | — |
| 1971 | 96 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1970 | 138 | — | #953 | #5,126 |
| 1969 | 96 | — | #1,133 | — |
| 1968 | 95 | — | #1,095 | — |
| 1967 | 102 | — | #1,022 | — |
| 1966 | 89 | — | #1,164 | #4,276 |
| 1965 | 62 | — | #1,471 | #4,219 |
| 1964 | 90 | — | #1,200 | #4,363 |
| 1963 | 75 | — | #1,272 | — |
| 1962 | 88 | — | #1,172 | — |
| 1961 | 111 | — | #1,097 | #2,633 |
| 1960 | 110 | — | #1,050 | #4,353 |
| 1959 | 97 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1958 | 100 | — | #1,048 | — |
| 1957 | 93 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1956 | 106 | — | #994 | — |
| 1955 | 86 | — | #1,117 | #3,714 |
| 1954 | 118 | — | #924 | #2,860 |
| 1953 | 91 | — | #1,045 | #4,110 |
| 1952 | 75 | — | #1,166 | #2,987 |
| 1951 | 87 | — | #1,041 | #3,225 |
| 1950 | 85 | — | #1,058 | #2,681 |
| 1949 | 74 | — | #1,107 | #3,171 |
| 1948 | 82 | — | #1,020 | #2,911 |
| 1947 | 101 | — | #877 | — |
| 1946 | 83 | — | #982 | #2,485 |
| 1945 | 67 | — | #930 | — |
| 1944 | 66 | — | #1,024 | #2,996 |
| 1943 | 36 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1942 | 39 | — | #1,290 | — |
| 1941 | 50 | — | #1,143 | #3,011 |
| 1940 | 45 | — | #1,209 | #2,774 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #2,170 | #3,302 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,066 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,485 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,377 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,957 | — |