The baby name Jelani appears in baby name data for the United States from 1974 to 2024. It was most popular in 2000 with 147 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Jelani has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1977 | 35 |
| 1978 | 24 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 33 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1987 | 33 |
| 1988 | 34 |
| 1989 | 24 |
| 1990 | 31 |
| 1991 | 56 |
| 1992 | 49 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1993 | 46 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1994 | 56 |
| 1995 | 57 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1996 | 63 |
| 1997 | 66 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1998 | 117 |
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 147 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2001 | 106 |
| 2002 | 102 |
| 2003 | 102 |
| 2004 | 127 |
| 2005 | 109 |
| 2006 | 59 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 61 |
| 2009 | 86 |
| 2010 | 80 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 68 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 56 |
| 2015 | 86 |
| 2016 | 82 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2017 | 106 |
| 2018 | 93 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2019 | 73 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2021 | 114 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2022 | 117 |
| 2023 | 80 |
| 2023 | 91 |
| 2024 | 83 |
| 2024 | 78 |