Jahlani
The Story of Jahlani
As a girl name
American parents first put Jahlani on the record books as a girl name in 2012, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 52 Jahlanis were born — ranking #3,072 that year. About 82% of every Jahlani on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jahlani ranks #3,149 for girls with 51 births, rising sharply (+88% over the past five years). All told, over 370 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jahlani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 34 births, good for #3,411 nationwide. About 39% of every Jahlani on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jahlani ranks #4,117 for boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+110% over the past five years). All told, over 369 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jahlani
Jahlani is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 370 births in the dataset. Jahlani's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,072. Use the chart and map above to compare Jahlani'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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