Tolani

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Tolani by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Tolani.

Its American peak was 5 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Tolani

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tolani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tylani5 in the US (2017)
  • Tahanicongratulations or well done43 in the US (2017)
  • Toluwaniwe are wealthy; god has made us wealthy3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Talan65 in the US (2017)
  • Tehani17 in the US (2017)
  • Taylani6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Tolani

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