Jelani

girls:

787 births since 1975

#4929 (14th percentile)

boys:

4.6k births since 1973

#1792 (61st percentile)

overall:

5.3k births since 1973

#3737 (52nd percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Jelani is the #3,737 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,343 recorded births since 1973. This represents the 51.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 51.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,792 (60.9% percentile) for all time with 4,556 births since 1973. For girls, it ranks #4,929 (13.7% percentile) for all time with 787 births since 1975.

Jelani first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973 (1973 for boys and 1975 for girls).

The name Jelani has been given predominantly to boys, with 85.3% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 60.1% of babies named Jelani were boys.

For boys, Jelani reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 18.3% percentile (ranked #650) with 74 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 74 births per million (ranked 18.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jelani is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #785 (13.8% percentile) with 72 births per million.

For girls, Jelani reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 8.7% percentile (ranked #865) with 50 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 50 births per million (ranked 8.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Jelani is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #865 (8.7% percentile) with 50 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jelani".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
787
Peak Births
87
Peak Year
2023
First Recorded
1975
Peak Percentile
8.7%
Current Percentile
8.7%
Peak Rank
#865
Current Rank
#865
Female statistics
Total Births
4,556
Peak Births
151
Peak Year
1998
First Recorded
1973
Peak Percentile
18.3%
Current Percentile
13.8%
Peak Rank
#650
Current Rank
#785
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Jelani

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Jelani. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 62.9% confident that Jelani is pronounced as jeh-LAH-nee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is juh-LAH-nee, at 20.0% confidence, with 3 syllables.

jeh-LAH-nee (3 syllables)
62.9% confidence
JH EH0 L AA1 N IY0
jih-LAH-nee (3 syllables)
8.6% confidence
JH IH0 L AA1 N IY0
jee-LAH-nee (3 syllables)
8.6% confidence
JH IY0 L AA1 N IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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