Dani
94% girls · 6% boys
About Dani
Short form occasionally used on its own, with an open and friendly androgynous quality.
Dani for boys#4158 US
Seen as feminine in English-speaking countries, Dani is a Top 100 boy name in the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Pronounced DAH-nee.
As of November 2026, Dani ranked #747 for girls and #4158 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #676 for girls in 2022 and #2194 for boys in 1958.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,041 | 249 | #4,292 | 23 |
| 2015 | #1,033 | 259 | #3,531 | 31 |
| 2016 | #1,070 | 244 | #3,797 | 28 |
| 2017 | #1,046 | 246 | #4,776 | 20 |
| 2018 | #939 | 284 | #4,388 | 23 |
| 2019 | #861 | 311 | #4,028 | 26 |
| 2020 | #803 | 337 | #3,217 | 35 |
| 2021 | #731 | 389 | #4,664 | 21 |
| 2022 | #676 | 431 | #3,706 | 30 |
| 2023 | #777 | 362 | #3,305 | 36 |
| 2024 | #680 | 418 | #3,222 | 37 |
| 2025 | #747 | 364 | #4,158 | 25 |
World rankings
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Famous Danis
- Danielle Jane "Dani" HarmerGirl
English actress
- Danielle Jenee "Dani" MathersGirl
American model and actress
- Danielle "Dani" EvansGirl
American model ("America's Next Top Model" Cycle 6 winner)
- Dani VennGirl
Australian chef and contestant on MasterChef Australia
- Danièle "Dani" GrauleGirl
French actress/singer
- Dani StevensonGirl
American R&B singer
- Dani BehrGirl
English singer and actress
- Dani CampbellGirl
American reality TV personality
- Daniela "Dani" DimitrovskaGirl
Macedonian pop and rock singer
- Dani DanielsGirl
stage name of Kira Lee Orsag, American adult film actress
- Dani WalkerGirl
American pageant blogger and Miss Montana USA 2018
- Dani DyerGirl
English reality TV personality; daughter of actor Danny Dyer
- Dannii MinogueGirl
Australian singer and actress
- Daniel "Dani" PedrosaBoy
Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- Dani RosenoerBoy
touring keyboardist for Canadian rock band Three Days Grace
Dani in pop culture
- Dani DenisonGirl
character played by Thora Birch in movie "Hocus Pocus"
- Danielle "Dani" PhantomGirl
female version of TV's "Danny Phantom"
- DaniGirl
character on "Glee" played by Demi Lovato
- "Dani CaliforniaGirl
" song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Dani BeckGirl
character on "Law & Order: SVU"
- Danielle "Dani" MoonstarGirl
character in X,Men comics
- Dani TrantGirl
main character in 1991 movie "The Man in the Moon"
- Dani BarnesGirl
main character in movie "Reality High"