Dani

“Variant of Danielle — God is my judge” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #747 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Dani is near its high-water mark: it reached #674 in 2022 and still ranked #747 in 2025. About 10,000 girls have carried it since 1942. In Mississippi and Louisiana it runs 3–4× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 7,300 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Danis

Dani Stevens — Australian discus thrower
Dani Lins — Brazilian volleyball player
Dani Evans — American female fashion model
Dani Klein — Belgian singer
Dani Tyler — softball player

In stories & tradition

Dani Sutherland — Home and Away
Dani Beck — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dani Ardor — Midsommar

What Danis become

Among 496 notable people named Dani:

Entertainers appear 2.02× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dani Evans, American female fashion model.

Similar names: Danni · Elia · Danna · Janiyah · Ariah · Davina

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