Damani
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- da-MAH-nee
- US rank, 2025
- #2,258 for boys
Damani is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,258th for boys in the US (62 babies).
Where does Damani come from?
African-American name of uncertain origin
Is Damani a girl's or a boy's name?
Damani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 62 boys in the US.
How popular is Damani in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 boys.
Damani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Damani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,258th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62 about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were named Damani, making it the 2,258th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 158 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 21 girls were also named Damani in 2025 (5,721st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Damani in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 12% of the babies named Damani in the US in 1996, and 25% in 2025.
Damani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,258 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2,028 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,167 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,078 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,019 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,047 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,361 |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,155 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,143 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,000 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,175 |
| 2005 | 63 | #1,979 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,500 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,575 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,480 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,375 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,339 |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,690 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,799 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
Names like Damani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Bodhi, Ravi, Aarav, Rishi, Prithvi, Dhruv, Kavi, River, Davi, Amari, Aviraj
Names related to Damani
Damian, Damien, Damon, Damion, Damiano, Daman, Damoni, Damen, Daymian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Damani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/damani, updated 20 October 2026.