Dani

Girl name

Dani has been given to 11,424 babies in the U.S. since 1942. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #747 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdæni/

Short form of [[Danielle]] and of its variant forms

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,424

Peak year

2022 (462 babies)

Rank in 2025

#747 for girls

First recorded

1942

10-year trend

▲ +34%

Gender split

91% girls / 9% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dani.

11,403 babies since 1889

11,380 babies since 1916

11,268 babies since 1885

11,255 babies since 1990

11,616 babies since 1915

11,656 babies since 1991

11,666 babies since 1914

11,178 babies since 1912

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