Desani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- deh-SAH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Desani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
Where does Desani come from?
Modern: modern coinage of unclear formation
Is Desani a girl's or a boy's name?
Desani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Desani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Desani, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2001, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000. 5 boys were also named Desani in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Desani in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
Names like Desani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Armani, Avani, Saanvi, Savani, Dhriti, Dayani, Anahi, Navi, Avaya, Jaylani, Anvi, Amani
Names related to Desani
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Desani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/desani, updated 20 October 2026.