Nelani
Rank in 2025
#4987
recorded as girls
Up 313 since 2024
Babies in 2025
26
girls 26
Peak year
2020
27 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
209
since 2009
Born a Nelani? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Nelani was most popular in 2020, when 27 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 26 babies were named Nelani, ranking #4987 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 4987 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 24 | 5300 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | 6922 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 8032 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | 8024 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | 4757 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 16 | 7025 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 16 | 7100 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 9411 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 10148 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 16513 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 14582 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | 10429 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 14824 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 16992 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 17294 | <5 | — |
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