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Boy's name · #2156 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
58% boys · 42% girls — Jelani is also given to girls: 67 in 2025, about 42% in recent years. Jelani →
Jelani reached its best rank, #935, in 1998 and ranked #2156 in 2025. Roughly 4,700 boys have been named Jelani since 1973.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#474 in France (2025) · #644 in Belgium (2025) · #2,259 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,477 in Canada (2024).
Among 39 notable people named Jelani:
Sports figures appear 3.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi, Japanese association football player.
Similar names: Keoni · Jedidiah · Amani · Kentrell · Damani · Zephaniah
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