Alanii
Girl name · #3450 in 2025 · Uniqueness 51/100
Alanii ranks #3450 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 45 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Alanii.
The 15-year story
Alanii first appears in the Social Security records in 2010, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 56 babies and a rank of #2930. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Alanii per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Alanii against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Alanii in class?
Alanii scores 51 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Alanii is most common
State-level data for Alanii is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Alanii
Statistically, parents drawn to Alanii tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Journii, Malanii, Harmonii, Ajooni, and Aalani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Alanii | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2930 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3765 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9943 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8208 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Alanii a popular girl name?
Alanii ranked #3450 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Alanii most popular?
Alanii peaked in 2024, when 56 American girls received the name (ranked #2930 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Alanii?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Alanii. It scores 51/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.