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Alani

Alani means “one we survived to have”. 18,910 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.

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What it means

“one we survived to have”

Well documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

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18,910 US babies were named Alani between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Alani (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 70% of the family

  • Alani 70%
  • Ahlani 4%
  • Alanni 4%
  • Alanie 3%
  • Alany 3%
  • Aloni 3%
  • Alahni 3%
  • Aalani 1%
  • Alanii 1%
  • Alanny 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)