Dani

#746 for girls in 2025, 364 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 90.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2022 · 432 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,339
since 1942

Dani over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #2,177, 1958girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#746364#4,13925
2024#680420#3,21637
2023#773364#3,29336
2022#674432#3,69130
2021#732389#4,62821
2020#803337#3,20235
2019#861311#4,00326
2018#939284#4,35423
2017#1,046246#4,74620
2016#1,068244#3,77628
2015#1,030259#3,51331
2014#1,040249#4,26323
2013#1,068232#3,49730
2012#1,071233#4,86219
2011#1,164210#4,35622
2010#1,317178#3,30833
2009#1,184212#3,33233
2008#1,065245#3,34433
2007#1,194212#3,37932
2006#1,398162#4,22322
2005#1,631123#4,46419
2004#1,614120#6,13812
2003#1,625118#3,73223
2002#1,642112#3,67023
2001#1,85195#4,89015
2000#1,79197#5,29713
1999#1,73293#3,59121
1998#1,67595#4,19716
1997#1,475111#5,64210
1996#1,446113#6,4968
1995#1,381119#6,4078
1994#1,389118#5,45210
1993#1,397116#4,44713
1992#1,64392#5,23610
1991#1,505103#5,09610
1990#1,58695#4,67311
1989#1,414105#6,2297
1988#1,269115#3,20316
1987#1,302106#3,95911
1986#1,49483#4,8538
1985#1,297103#5,1477
1984#1,65766#3,92510
1983#1,56571#3,23013
1982#1,80760#5,6196
1981#1,42386#4,1539
1980#1,40888#3,09814
1979#1,77061#4,8427
1978#1,35887#4,5547
1977#1,31588#5,1236
1976#1,44672#3,26411
1975#1,48169#5,4645
1974#1,52064#2,45916
1973#1,104102#3,6948
1972#1,19290#3,3449
1971#1,32281#4,3756
1970#1,52664—
1969#1,35571—
1968#1,11891—
1967#1,25573#3,9665
1966#1,31268#3,5376
1965#1,39063#2,7809
1964#1,37267#4,0395
1963#1,25077#3,3187
1962#1,42960#4,0335
1961#1,39864#2,40912
1960#1,50154#2,68510
1959#1,24474#2,29513
1958#961115#2,17714
1957#771168#2,37512
1956#846137#2,49711
1955#1,38352—
1954#2,07626—
1953#2,12224—
1952#2,20022—
1951#4,0118#2,8448
1950#2,65215—
1949#2,85013#3,2986
1948#3,8838—
1947#5,2955#3,7335
1946#3,4309—
1945#4,0256—
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First appearance
1942

The first year at least five girls were named Dani! It came in at #4,622, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1942–1944, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Dani is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,110 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,269 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #870 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsMNIllinois: #1,449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,755 girlsILWisconsin: #680 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,325 girlsWIMichigan: #1,004 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,027 girlsMINew York: #1,376 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,132 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedRIOregon: #670 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedIAIndiana: #681 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsINOhio: #790 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,398 girlsOHPennsylvania: #941 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,866 girlsPANew Jersey: #663 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,378 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,055 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 7,081 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedUTColorado: #767 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,899 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedNEMissouri: #947 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,439 girlsMOKentucky: #561 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedKSArkansas: #574 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,364 girlsARTennessee: #675 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #984 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,676 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #517 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,104 girlsOKLouisiana: #528 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,365 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedALGeorgia: #814 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,427 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dani, so not publishedHITexas: #1,230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 8,080 girlsTXFlorida: #1,179 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,815 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#517 · 1 in 2,104
  2. Louisiana#528 · 1 in 2,365
  3. Kentucky#561 · 1 in 2,652
  4. Arkansas#574 · 1 in 2,364
  5. New Jersey#663 · 1 in 3,378

Best ever in a state: #170 in North Dakota, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#51781 in 2,104
Louisiana#52891 in 2,365
Kentucky#56171 in 2,652
Arkansas#57451 in 2,364
New Jersey#663111 in 3,378
Oregon#67051 in 3,046
Tennessee#67591 in 3,462
Wisconsin#68071 in 3,325
Indiana#68191 in 3,403
Colorado#76761 in 3,899
Ohio#790121 in 4,398
Georgia#814111 in 4,427
Minnesota#87051 in 4,893
Pennsylvania#94191 in 5,866
Missouri#94751 in 5,439
North Carolina#98481 in 5,676
Michigan#1,00471 in 6,027
California#1,055291 in 7,081
Washington#1,11051 in 6,269
Florida#1,179111 in 7,815
Texas#1,230211 in 8,080
New York#1,376101 in 9,132
Illinois#1,44961 in 9,755
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dani
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 66 spots since 2024 (#680 → #746)
  • 57 spots since 2020 (#803 → #746)
  • 284 spots since 2015 (#1,030 → #746)
  • Biggest jump: 537 spots in 1956 (#1,383 → #846)
  • Biggest drop: 283 spots in 1959 (#961 → #1,244)
Rise & fade · girls
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1942
  • Peaked 2022 at #674 (432 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,797
  • Highest: 1 in 3,797 girls born in 2022 were named Dani (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,416 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 23.7% of all girls named Dani (2,446) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s46#2,850 (1949)#4,018
1950s641#771 (1957)#1,827
1960s688#1,118 (1968)#1,338
1970s778#1,104 (1973)#1,403
1980s883#1,269 (1988)#1,464
1990s1,055#1,381 (1995)#1,523
2000s1,496#1,065 (2008)#1,500
2010s2,446#861 (2019)#1,060
2020s2,306#674 (2022)#735

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dani in 2015

girls
#1,030
259 births · 1 in 6,892 girls
boys
#3,513
31 births · 1 in 61,830 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #1,030Dani259

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #3,513Dani31
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,892 of them was named Dani, which outranked 94.6% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dani
  1. #1,026Poppy260
  2. #1,026Rayne260
  3. #1,026Robin260
  4. #1,030Dani259
  5. #1,030Addalyn259
  6. #1,030Alyvia259
  7. #1,030Ayva259
  8. #1,034Alisa258
  9. #1,034Dalia258
  10. #1,036Amora257

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 61,830 of them was named Dani, which outranked 75.0% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dani
  1. #3,431Yahia32
  2. #3,431Zarek32
  3. #3,431Zekiel32
  4. #3,513Dani31
  5. #3,513Aadhav31
  6. #3,513Alfonzo31
  7. #3,513Amaris31
  8. #3,591Abisai30
  9. #3,591Acen30
  10. #3,591Aidric30

Tied with 77 names at #3,513; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →