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By Madison Dresler · Jul 2026

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Dani

OriginDiminutive of Daniel
Meaning"God is my judge"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Dani as a girl's name
NB Rank#3585

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About Dani

Variation of Daniel

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,2922312
2015#3,5313116.2
2016#3,7972814.8
2017#4,7762010.8
2018#4,3882312.7
2019#4,0282614.5
2020#3,2173520.3
2021#4,6642112
2022#3,7063017.2
2023#3,3053621
2024#3,2223721.5
2025#4,1582514.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

World rankings

#21🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina#97🇳🇱 Netherlands#98🇸🇮 Slovenia

Famous Danis

  • Daniel "Dani" Pedrosa

    Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer

  • Dani Rosenoer

    touring keyboardist for Canadian rock band Three Days Grace

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