How Many People Are Named Dani?
An estimated 10,455 people in the United States have the first name Dani. It is predominantly female (90.4%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Dani peaked in popularity in 2022 with 461 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,455
About 1 in 32,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
90.4% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2022
461 births
Total Registered
11,030
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dani
Dani is predominantly female (90.4%), though 1,060 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dani as a male name
Ranked #3,222 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (37 births)
Dani as a female name
Ranked #680 in 2024
418 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (431 births)
Dani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dani span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,701 babies were registered. While Dani is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dani by Decade
How has Dani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dani by State
Birth registrations for Dani span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 155 Danis were registered per state.
Dani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dani
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dani?
We estimate approximately 10,455 people named Dani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Dani a common name?
Dani is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,030 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dani most popular?
Dani reached peak popularity in 2022, when 461 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dani is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dani a female name?
Dani is predominantly female. 90.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dani Smith, Dani Johnson, Dani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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