Layani
Girl name · #4340 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
In 2025, 33 baby girls were named Layani, placing it at #4340 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Layani.
The 16-year story
Layani first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 36 babies and a rank of #4041. 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 Layani per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Layani in class?
Layani scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Layani will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Layani is most common
State-level data for Layani 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 Layani
Statistically, parents drawn to Layani tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Leiani, Lehlani, Lalani, Nilani, and Laiani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Layani | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4041 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4263 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12276 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Layani a popular girl name?
Layani ranked #4340 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Layani most popular?
Layani peaked in 2022, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #4041 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Layani?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Layani. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.