Dani

What Dani means

Form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”

diminutive of the female given name Danielle || From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

Source: Wiktionary, “Dani” (revision 91558747) and “Daniel” (revision 94538693), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Dani?

US: Rising: up from #1030 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #3252 in 2015, #3333 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2022, when 432 girls got the name (#674 that year). First in the US records in 1942.

How common

• About 1 in 4,416 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 36,183 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (1.58 per 1,000 girls), MS (1.46 per 1,000 girls), LA (1.16 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Dani is #746 in the US and #3333 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 93.6% of US babies named Dani were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the UK pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Danna787 US · 5 E&W
• Dana244 US · 39 E&W
• Dina168 US · 28 E&W
• Toni81 US · 3 E&W
• Diane66 US · 9 E&W
• Danae74 US
• Danni53 US · 5 E&W
• Dena30 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Dani

Girls

• Ayla#77Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies
• Shiloh#281Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #605 in 2015, #281 in 2025
• Elsie#123Diminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”^*
• Aurelia#290“golden”^*
• Antonella#284Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,018 in 2015, #284 in 2025
• Ada#219“noble”^*

For a brother

• Ace#164Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #419 in 2015, #164 in 2025
• Waylon#56Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025
• Brooks#64Variant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”^*
• Adriel#84“flock of God”^*
• Hayes#162“brushwood”^*
• Barrett#171Editor’s note 2,138 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Dani’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.