Elani

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elani: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Elani: Recorded since 2004, it reached #3,518 in 2018, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
12times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#3518highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2004–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#4598
2006	#3548
2007	#4294
2011	#3549
2014	#5691
2017	#5765
2018	#3518
2019	#3541
2020	#4535
2022	#5669
2023	#4709
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 12 of the 21 years from 2004 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #3518 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Elani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Elani in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	12	3 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	24	5 of 10	5
2020s	14	4 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Elani appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #3518 in England and Wales in 2018.

Elani's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4709	4	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#5669	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3541	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3518	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3549	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#4294	4	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3548	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 12 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #3,518, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 6 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
6births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aliz · #3518, 11y
Maelle · #3518, 13y
Viva · #3518, 11y
Isioma · #3519, 10y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aliz · #3518, 11y
Maelle · #3518, 13y
Isioma · #3519, 10y
Lojain · #3519, 11y

Elani and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Elani without appearing here.

Elani moved ahead of

Kristin Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5691 and #4003 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #5666.
Kristy Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5691 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #5666.
Carol Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5765 and #4763 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #4684.
Helene Compare
In 2017 they stood at #5765 and #5765 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #4684.

Moved ahead of Elani

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1939.
Francis Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4686 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #2449.
Maren Compare
In 2021 they stood at #4535 and #5493 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #5669 and #4645.
Blake Compare
In 2010 they stood at #4294 and #5201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #3549 and #2893.

Moved the opposite way to Elani

Meabh Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elani went from #3548 to #5891 while Meabh went from #2781 to #952.

Moved the same way as Elani

Evan Compare
Between 2006 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Elani went from #3548 to #5891 and Evan from #3548 to #5891.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #3518 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Elani

Elani at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Elani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Elani at a glance

Elani by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

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