Nani

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A few things about Nani you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nani

Nani

Portuguese association football player

Choose Nani and your child shares a first name with Nani, a Portuguese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nani, like who?” Nani's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 64,103 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nani, 25 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nani would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNani first shows up in US birth records in 1922, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 103 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #3,801.
• 📈Then vs nowNani is 4.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 303,030 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 64,103.
• 🍂TrendNani has slipped 551 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,099. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Hawaiian, Nani means “beautiful”.

About the name Nani

Nani is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “beautiful”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-ani”. US birth records list Nani for girls from 1922 to 2025, in 55 of those 104 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #3,801 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,099, with 25 babies.

Origin:Spanish names