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Jelani

“Meaning not established”

Boy's name · #2145 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Jelani has appeared in US records since 1973 — best rank #931 (1998) · 4,718 babies named Jelani all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,200 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jelanis

• Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi — Japanese association football player
• Jelani McCoy — American basketball player
• Jelani Smith — association football player
• Jelani Alladin — American actor
• Jelani Peters — Canadian soccer player

What Jelanis become

Among 39 notable people named Jelani:

Athletes appear 3.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi, Japanese association football player.

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