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Dani

Unisex · DAN-ee · Hebrew

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Dani is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 746th for girls in the US (364 babies).

What does Dani mean?

Hebrew: short form of Daniel, Daniella or Danielle

“God is my judge”

A short form of Daniel, Daniella or Danielle, used for both boys and girls.

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Is Dani a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Dani has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 364 girls and 25 boys in the US.

How popular is Dani in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,409among girls
Babies in 2025
7about 1 in 40,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 45% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Dani, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 48 girls. 7 boys were also named Dani in 2025 (3,021st for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Dani since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Dani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Dani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.

Girls were 87% of the babies named Dani in the UK in 1996, and 50% in 2025.

Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 48 in 19962025
Dani in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20257#3,409
202413#2,175
202314#2,070
202219#1,667
202121#1,553
202017#1,780
201923#1,439
201822#1,524
201713#2,210
201612#2,363
201512#2,328
201414#2,076
20138#3,060
201220#1,615
201114#2,032
201021#1,527
200915#1,848
200817#1,679
200724#1,243
200611#2,119
200519#1,332
200429#967
200324#1,056
200239#722
200126#929
200024#987
199919#1,149
199830#837
199735#758
199648#568

How popular is Dani in the US?

Rank in 2025
#746among girls
Babies in 2025
364about 1 in 4,400 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 23% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 364 girls in the US were named Dani, making it the 746th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 803rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 432 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942. 25 boys were also named Dani in 2025 (4,138th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Dani in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 459 girls in the US were given Dani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #633, up from #746 for this spelling alone.

1942Busiest: 432 in 20222025
Dani in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025364#746
2024420#680
2023364#773
2022432#674
2021389#732
2020337#803
2019311#861
2018284#939
2017246#1,046
2016244#1,068
2015259#1,030
2014249#1,040
2013232#1,068
2012233#1,071
2011210#1,164
2010178#1,317
2009212#1,184
2008245#1,065
2007212#1,194
2006162#1,398
2005123#1,630
2004120#1,613
2003118#1,624
2002112#1,641
200195#1,847
200097#1,787
199993#1,730
199895#1,673
1997111#1,473
1996113#1,444
1995119#1,378
1994118#1,386
1993116#1,395
199292#1,639
1991103#1,500
199095#1,582
1989105#1,411
1988115#1,268
1987106#1,301
198683#1,494
1985103#1,297
198466#1,657
198371#1,565
198260#1,807
198186#1,423
198088#1,408
197961#1,770
197887#1,358
197788#1,315
197672#1,446
197569#1,481
197464#1,520
1973102#1,104
197290#1,192
197181#1,322
197064#1,526
196971#1,355
196891#1,118
196773#1,255
196668#1,312
196563#1,390
196467#1,372
196377#1,250
196260#1,429
196164#1,397
196054#1,500
195974#1,243
1958115#960
1957168#770
1956137#845
195552#1,382
195426#2,075
195324#2,121
195222#2,199
19518#4,010
195015#2,651
194913#2,849
19488#3,881
19475#5,293
19469#3,429
19456#4,023
19440–
19430–
19425#4,620

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