Dani
#746 for girls in 2025, 364 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 90.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 432 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,339since 1942
Dani over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #746 | 364 | #4,139 | 25 |
| 2024 | #680 | 420 | #3,216 | 37 |
| 2023 | #773 | 364 | #3,293 | 36 |
| 2022 | #674 | 432 | #3,691 | 30 |
| 2021 | #732 | 389 | #4,628 | 21 |
| 2020 | #803 | 337 | #3,202 | 35 |
| 2019 | #861 | 311 | #4,003 | 26 |
| 2018 | #939 | 284 | #4,354 | 23 |
| 2017 | #1,046 | 246 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #1,068 | 244 | #3,776 | 28 |
| 2015 | #1,030 | 259 | #3,513 | 31 |
| 2014 | #1,040 | 249 | #4,263 | 23 |
| 2013 | #1,068 | 232 | #3,497 | 30 |
| 2012 | #1,071 | 233 | #4,862 | 19 |
| 2011 | #1,164 | 210 | #4,356 | 22 |
| 2010 | #1,317 | 178 | #3,308 | 33 |
| 2009 | #1,184 | 212 | #3,332 | 33 |
| 2008 | #1,065 | 245 | #3,344 | 33 |
| 2007 | #1,194 | 212 | #3,379 | 32 |
| 2006 | #1,398 | 162 | #4,223 | 22 |
| 2005 | #1,631 | 123 | #4,464 | 19 |
| 2004 | #1,614 | 120 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #1,625 | 118 | #3,732 | 23 |
| 2002 | #1,642 | 112 | #3,670 | 23 |
| 2001 | #1,851 | 95 | #4,890 | 15 |
| 2000 | #1,791 | 97 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #1,732 | 93 | #3,591 | 21 |
| 1998 | #1,675 | 95 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #1,475 | 111 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #1,446 | 113 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #1,381 | 119 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #1,389 | 118 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1992 | #1,643 | 92 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #1,505 | 103 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #1,586 | 95 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #1,414 | 105 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #1,269 | 115 | #3,203 | 16 |
| 1987 | #1,302 | 106 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #1,494 | 83 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #1,297 | 103 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #1,657 | 66 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #1,565 | 71 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #1,807 | 60 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #1,423 | 86 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #1,408 | 88 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #1,770 | 61 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #1,358 | 87 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #1,315 | 88 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #1,446 | 72 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #1,481 | 69 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #1,520 | 64 | #2,459 | 16 |
| 1973 | #1,104 | 102 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #1,192 | 90 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #1,322 | 81 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #1,526 | 64 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,355 | 71 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,118 | 91 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,255 | 73 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #1,312 | 68 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #1,390 | 63 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #1,372 | 67 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #1,250 | 77 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #1,429 | 60 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #1,398 | 64 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,501 | 54 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #1,244 | 74 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #961 | 115 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #771 | 168 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #846 | 137 | #2,497 | 11 |
| 1955 | #1,383 | 52 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | — | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#580 · 1 in 2,247
- Michigan#628 · 1 in 3,174
- Oregon#663 · 1 in 2,899
- Missouri#664 · 1 in 3,247
- Kentucky#715 · 1 in 3,576
Best ever in a state: #170 in North Dakota, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #580 | 5 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Michigan | #628 | 13 | 1 in 3,174 |
| Oregon | #663 | 5 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Missouri | #664 | 8 | 1 in 3,247 |
| Kentucky | #715 | 5 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Pennsylvania | #768 | 12 | 1 in 4,262 |
| Wisconsin | #826 | 5 | 1 in 4,516 |
| Louisiana | #829 | 5 | 1 in 3,977 |
| Texas | #835 | 34 | 1 in 4,702 |
| Arizona | #857 | 7 | 1 in 4,296 |
| North Carolina | #917 | 9 | 1 in 5,043 |
| California | #941 | 34 | 1 in 5,757 |
| Ohio | #975 | 9 | 1 in 5,753 |
| Indiana | #1,042 | 5 | 1 in 6,020 |
| Tennessee | #1,067 | 5 | 1 in 6,120 |
| New Jersey | #1,148 | 5 | 1 in 7,193 |
| Georgia | #1,165 | 7 | 1 in 6,732 |
| New York | #1,358 | 10 | 1 in 8,800 |
| Illinois | #1,606 | 5 | 1 in 11,109 |
| Florida | #2,079 | 5 | 1 in 17,192 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1942
- Peaked 2022 at #674 (432 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 2018–2025
- 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%)
- 23.7% of all girls named Dani (2,446) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 46 | #2,850 (1949) | #4,018 |
| 1950s | 641 | #771 (1957) | #1,827 |
| 1960s | 688 | #1,118 (1968) | #1,338 |
| 1970s | 778 | #1,104 (1973) | #1,403 |
| 1980s | 883 | #1,269 (1988) | #1,464 |
| 1990s | 1,055 | #1,381 (1995) | #1,523 |
| 2000s | 1,496 | #1,065 (2008) | #1,500 |
| 2010s | 2,446 | #861 (2019) | #1,060 |
| 2020s | 2,306 | #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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 7,018 of them was named Dani, which outranked 94.3% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,042Mariyah247
- #1,042Palmer247
- #1,042Saniyah247
- #1,046Dani246
- #1,046Kamiyah246
- #1,046Malayah246
- #1,046Mercedes246
- #1,051Anabella245
- #1,051Mattie245
- #1,051Sally245
Tied with 4 names at #1,046; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 92,548 of them was named Dani, which outranked 66.7% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,594Yossi21
- #4,594Zaviyar21
- #4,594Zeth21
- #4,746Dani20
- #4,746Abdelrahman20
- #4,746Abdurahman20
- #4,746Ahkeem20
- #4,935Aarik19
- #4,935Aboubacar19
- #4,935Adama19
Tied with 188 names at #4,746; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.