Danni
Danni was the 3076th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1447th; the most babies were born in 2022 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 834 places. More babies were named Danni in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Dani) short for Danielle or Daniel · Hebrew, English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,076 girls, down 601 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202289 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,766babies recorded
What does the name Danni mean?
Danni is a spelling of Dani, pronounced the same way, so it shares Dani's meaning and origin.
Dani is a short form of Danielle and its variants, and less often of Daniel, as Wiktionary notes. Daniel is Hebrew for "God is my judge," according to DMNES. Wiktionary also records Dani as a surname from several unrelated sources, including Italian forms of Daniel and an Indian surname from Sanskrit dānin, generous. In the US Dani has been used since the 1940s.
דָּנִיֵּאל (Biblical Hebrew, “God is my judge”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Danielle, Daniel, Danny, Daniela.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dani' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Daniel', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Danni popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 93 since 1953.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,076 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,475 | 70 |
| 2010 | #2,650 | 68 |
| 2000 | #3,288 | 41 |
| 1990 | #4,273 | 23 |
| 1980 | #6,401 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,330 | 19 |
| 1960 | #3,734 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danni, counting every spelling?
Danni is a spelling of Dani, a name family that ranked #675 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,076 for Danni on its own. Together these spellings went to 422 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani | 364 | #747 | 1,969 |
| Danni | 53 | #3,076 | 324 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Danni?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danni (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danni born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danni.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danni?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Danni are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Danni mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Danni by state
How common Danni was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Danni: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danni, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Danni
What does Danni mean?
Danni is a spelling of Dani, which means “short for Danielle or Daniel” (Hebrew, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Danni?
Danni was the 3076th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1447th; the most babies were born in 2022 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 834 places. More babies were named Danni in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Danni a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danni in the US.
Where is Danni most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danni was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Washington.