Is Dani a boy or girl name?
Dani is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 418 girls and 37 boys were named Dani, so 91.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90.4% of the 11,030 US babies named Dani were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,222
- Girl rank, 2024
- #680
- Babies named Dani since 1942
- 11,030
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 461 babies
Boys and girls named Dani, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 | 46 | 80.7% |
| 1950s | 58 | 641 | 91.7% |
| 1960s | 59 | 688 | 92.1% |
| 1970s | 75 | 778 | 91.2% |
| 1980s | 101 | 883 | 89.7% |
| 1990s | 117 | 1,055 | 90% |
| 2000s | 225 | 1,496 | 86.9% |
| 2010s | 255 | 2,446 | 90.6% |
| 2020s | 159 | 1,937 | 92.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,222 | 418 | #680 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,305 | 362 | #777 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,706 | 431 | #676 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,664 | 389 | #731 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,217 | 337 | #803 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,028 | 311 | #861 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,388 | 284 | #939 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,776 | 246 | #1,046 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,797 | 244 | #1,070 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,531 | 259 | #1,033 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,292 | 249 | #1,041 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,515 | 232 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,897 | 233 | #1,072 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,395 | 210 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,325 | 178 | #1,318 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,351 | 212 | #1,184 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,359 | 245 | #1,065 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,393 | 212 | #1,194 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,252 | 162 | #1,398 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,505 | 123 | #1,631 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,213 | 120 | #1,620 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,754 | 118 | #1,627 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,690 | 112 | #1,645 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,935 | 95 | #1,852 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,349 | 97 | #1,793 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,609 | 93 | #1,734 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,239 | 95 | #1,678 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,734 | 111 | #1,479 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,636 | 113 | #1,453 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,517 | 119 | #1,382 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,535 | 118 | #1,389 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,503 | 116 | #1,398 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,310 | 92 | #1,648 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,170 | 103 | #1,508 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,734 | 95 | #1,587 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,356 | 105 | #1,416 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,242 | 115 | #1,269 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,022 | 106 | #1,304 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,948 | 83 | #1,496 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,262 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,984 | 66 | #1,662 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,271 | 71 | #1,568 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,799 | 60 | #1,811 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,219 | 86 | #1,423 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,132 | 88 | #1,409 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,948 | 61 | #1,776 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,649 | 87 | #1,359 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,266 | 88 | #1,317 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,313 | 72 | #1,451 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,640 | 69 | #1,483 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,487 | 64 | #1,522 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,772 | 102 | #1,105 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,405 | 90 | #1,191 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,504 | 81 | #1,325 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,531 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,361 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,120 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,080 | 73 | #1,257 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,604 | 68 | #1,315 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,831 | 63 | #1,391 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,168 | 67 | #1,377 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,380 | 77 | #1,253 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,175 | 60 | #1,433 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,441 | 64 | #1,398 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,723 | 54 | #1,505 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,325 | 74 | #1,246 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,194 | 115 | #963 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,400 | 168 | #772 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,527 | 137 | #846 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,386 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,084 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,217 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,889 | 8 | #4,100 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,684 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,389 | 13 | #2,872 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,949 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,844 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,465 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,129 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,759 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dani reached #2,194 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #676 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dani
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.