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Nilani

100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Nilani has been given to about 239 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 237
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nilani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 32
  • Born in 202525
  • All time239
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Nilani?

Its best year was 2023, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 4430th. The typical living American called Nilani is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Nilani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Milani0.88
  2. Ailani0.84
  3. Nalani0.82
  4. Leilani0.75
  5. Imani0.75
  6. Kailani0.75
  7. Keilani0.75
  8. Tiffani0.73

Middle names for Nilani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nilani Rose0.85
  2. Nilani Marie0.85
  3. Nilani Grace0.85
  4. Nilani Jane0.85
  5. Nilani Louise0.85
  6. Nilani June0.84

Sibling names for Nilani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.87
  2. Azaiahbrother · 0.87
  3. Matheobrother · 0.87
  4. Oziasbrother · 0.86
  5. Xylasister · 0.86
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.86

Where Nilani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nilani Reyes0.80
    2. Nilani Moore0.80
    3. Nilani Lee0.80
    4. Nilani Hall0.80
    5. Nilani Green0.80
    6. Nilani Brown0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nilani

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.