Dani: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is my judge”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- DAN-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (90% of all uses)
Short form of Daniel, Daniela, or Danielle depending on usage. It comes from Hebrew Daniyyel.
How popular is Dani?
Babies named Dani in 2024455
2024 rank#680 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188011,030
Dani is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Dani
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Dani questions
What does the name Dani mean?
Dani means "God is my judge". It comes from Hebrew. Short form of Daniel, Daniela, or Danielle depending on usage. It comes from Hebrew Daniyyel.
Is Dani a boy or girl name?
Dani is mainly a girl's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dani?
455 US babies were named Dani in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Dani?
Dani is usually pronounced DAN-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.