Masculine dossier · first seen 1973

Jelani

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jelani
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

151

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1973Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

37.7%

2024

All-time

4,651

Jelani has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 151 boys were named Jelani.

In 2024, only 94 boys were given the name.

Down 37.7% from its peak.

All told, about 4,651 Americans have been named Jelani and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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