Ilani
Ilani is a village in Behi Dehbokri Rural District, Simmineh District, Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 163, in 29 families.
Meaning & Origin of Ilani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ilani is a village in Behi Dehbokri Rural District, Simmineh District, Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 163, in 29 families.
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The Story of Ilani
Ilani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 95 births, good for #2,050 nationwide. About 59% of every Ilani on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ilani ranks #2,050 for baby girls with 95 births, rising sharply (+116% over the past five years). All told, over 829 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ilani
Ilani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 829 births in the dataset. Ilani's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,050. Use the chart and map above to compare Ilani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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