Eilani
Girl name · #3340 in 2025 · Very rare
Eilani ranks #3340 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 47 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #14482, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 38,298 girls born in 2025 was named Eilani.
The 10-year story
Eilani first appears in the Social Security records in 2015, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 47 babies and a rank of #3296. 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 Eilani per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eilani in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Eilani is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Eilani will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Eilani is most common
State-level data for Eilani 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 Eilani
Statistically, parents drawn to Eilani tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Halani, Kasani, Yalani, Zolani, and Navani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eilani | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #3296 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7640 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12464 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14482 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eilani a popular girl name?
Eilani ranked #3340 among girls in 2025 with 47 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #14482.
When was the name Eilani most popular?
Eilani peaked in 2025, when 47 American girls received the name (ranked #3296 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eilani?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 38,298 newborn American girls was named Eilani. 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.