# Dani (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dani/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “giving”, “generous” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 11,424 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,085 / 10,339 (91% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 646, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* As an Italian, Slovak (Dáni), Romanian, and German surname, from diminutives of the given name Daniel. * As an Albanian surname, from Dan, a short form of the Islamic name Ramadan. * As an Indian surname, borrowed from Gujarati દાણી (dāṇī), from Sanskrit दानिन् (dānin, “giving, generous”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 210 | 1,165 |
| 2012 | 233 | 1,072 |
| 2013 | 232 | 1,069 |
| 2014 | 249 | 1,041 |
| 2015 | 259 | 1,033 |
| 2016 | 244 | 1,070 |
| 2017 | 246 | 1,046 |
| 2018 | 284 | 939 |
| 2019 | 311 | 861 |
| 2020 | 337 | 803 |
| 2021 | 389 | 732 |
| 2022 | 432 | 674 |
| 2023 | 364 | 773 |
| 2024 | 420 | 680 |
| 2025 | 364 | 747 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 4,396 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,898 |
| 2013 | 30 | 3,515 |
| 2014 | 23 | 4,292 |
| 2015 | 31 | 3,532 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,798 |
| 2017 | 20 | 4,778 |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,390 |
| 2019 | 26 | 4,030 |
| 2020 | 35 | 3,218 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4,665 |
| 2022 | 30 | 3,707 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3,308 |
| 2024 | 37 | 3,230 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,158 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 2,636 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,706 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2,187 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1,939 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 2,400 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,319 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2,125 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Dani

- Dani Daniels, American pornographic actress and director
- Dani Stevens, Australian discus thrower
- Dani Kouyaté, Burkinabè film director
- Dani Schahin, German footballer
- Dani de Wit, Dutch association football player (born 1998)
- Dani Klein, Belgian singer
- Dani Woodward, American pornographic actress
- Dani Baijens, Dutch handball player
- Daniel Barrio, association football player
- Dani Massunguna, association football player from Angola
- Dani Ndi, Cameroonian footballer
- Dani Cameranesi, American ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.