Is Damani a boy or girl name?
Damani is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 75 boys were named Damani, so 15.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.9% of the 3,203 US babies named Damani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,027
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,658
- Babies named Damani since 1971
- 3,203
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Damani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 447 | 42 | 8.6% |
| 2000s | 756 | 241 | 24.2% |
| 2010s | 871 | 258 | 22.9% |
| 2020s | 337 | 97 | 22.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | #2,027 | 14 | #7,658 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,293 | 24 | #5,278 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,172 | 25 | #5,198 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,079 | 17 | #6,752 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,165 | 17 | #6,701 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,024 | 22 | #5,647 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,271 | 13 | #8,255 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,071 | 14 | #7,947 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,048 | 17 | #6,978 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,915 | 25 | #5,332 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,437 | 28 | #4,924 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,363 | 40 | #3,800 |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,156 | 40 | #3,865 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,004 | 35 | #4,166 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,150 | 24 | #5,656 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,125 | 35 | #4,297 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,008 | 22 | #6,180 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,168 | 25 | #5,564 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,185 | 36 | #4,089 |
| 2005 | 63 | #1,989 | 26 | #4,990 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,505 | 15 | #7,486 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,580 | 29 | #4,449 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,485 | 23 | #5,127 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,379 | 7 | #12,363 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,370 | 23 | #5,030 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,344 | 16 | #6,254 |
| 1998 | 78 | #1,451 | 7 | #11,402 |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,695 | 13 | #6,945 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,023 | 6 | #12,190 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,512 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,795 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,439 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,944 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,189 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,239 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Damani reached #1,156 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #3,800 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Damani
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.