Dailani
Girl name · #4056 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 36 baby girls were named Dailani, placing it at #4056 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Dailani.
The 13-year story
Dailani first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 39 babies and a rank of #3822. 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 Dailani per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dailani in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dailani is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dailani will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dailani is most common
State-level data for Dailani is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dailani
Statistically, parents drawn to Dailani tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Dehlani, Deylani, Daelani, Raelani, and Naelani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dailani | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4746 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8597 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9151 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dailani a popular girl name?
Dailani ranked #4056 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Dailani most popular?
Dailani peaked in 2024, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #3822 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Dailani?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Dailani. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.