Nalani is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Nalani is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #414 for girl births in the United States (and #855 across all names), given to 754 babies. Nalani first appears in 1946 and peaked in 2025 (754 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 754 | 754 | #414 |
| 2024 | 577 | 577 | #531 |
| 2023 | 507 | 507 | #593 |
| 2022 | 549 | 549 | #557 |
| 2021 | 503 | 503 | #595 |
| 2020 | 491 | 491 | #593 |
| 2019 | 456 | 456 | #641 |
| 2018 | 413 | 413 | #706 |
| 2017 | 335 | 335 | #816 |
| 2016 | 269 | 269 | #988 |
| 2015 | 190 | 190 | #1,282 |
| 2014 | 166 | 166 | #1,389 |
| 2013 | 184 | 184 | #1,285 |
| 2012 | 223 | 223 | #1,117 |
| 2011 | 199 | 199 | #1,207 |
| 2010 | 211 | 211 | #1,155 |
| 2009 | 158 | 158 | #1,473 |
| 2008 | 137 | 137 | #1,651 |
| 2007 | 183 | 183 | #1,331 |
| 2006 | 136 | 136 | #1,588 |
| 2005 | 130 | 130 | #1,572 |
| 2004 | 134 | 134 | #1,514 |
| 2003 | 123 | 123 | #1,577 |
| 2002 | 84 | 84 | #2,059 |
| 2001 | 68 | 68 | #2,350 |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #3,054 |
| 1999 | 66 | 66 | #2,277 |
| 1998 | 46 | 46 | #2,876 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | #4,093 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,833 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,312 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #3,585 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #4,487 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,185 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #4,018 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #3,597 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #3,455 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #4,267 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #4,224 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,891 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,924 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,821 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,819 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,783 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,156 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #4,096 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,009 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,392 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,841 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,091 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | #2,933 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,078 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,451 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,921 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,010 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,682 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,198 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,813 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,301 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,757 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,294 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,537 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,374 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,256 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,162 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,932 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,908 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,232 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,757 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,276 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,368 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,915 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,863 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #4,110 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,294 |