Dani Girl
How popular is Dani?
#746 girl name in 2025
364 baby girls were named Dani in the US in 2025, making it the 746th most popular girl name. Another 25 boys got the name (#4,138 for boys).
Dani popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #746 for girls (▼ 66 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 364 girls, 25 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,030 in 2015, #803 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (432 girls) |
| Highest rank | #674 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 8% boys, 92% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dani counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dani family of names ranked #622 for girls in 2025 (#580 the year before), with 442 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dani is most popular
Babies named Dani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Louisiana: 0.8 per 1,000 (74 girls)
- West Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Arkansas: 0.7 per 1,000 (36 girls)
- Alabama: 0.6 per 1,000 (57 girls)
Dani by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 46 | #2,849 |
| 1950s | 641 | #770 |
| 1960s | 688 | #1,118 |
| 1970s | 778 | #1,104 |
| 1980s | 883 | #1,268 |
| 1990s | 1,055 | #1,378 |
| 2000s | 1,496 | #1,065 |
| 2010s | 2,446 | #861 |
| 2020s | 2,306 | #674 |
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Questions
- Is Dani a boy or girl name?
- Dani is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Dani were girls.
- How popular is the name Dani?
- 364 baby girls were named Dani in the US in 2025, making it the 746th most popular girl name. Another 25 boys got the name (#4,138 for boys).
- When was Dani most popular?
- Dani peaked in 2022, when 432 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #674 in 2022.
- How many people are named Dani?
- 11,424 babies have been named Dani in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,065 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Dani most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dani was most common in Mississippi, at 0.9 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.