Dani

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Dani is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name64K records spelled Dani5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Spain

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Dani, Dani'

• Hindi given name50K records spelled Dani11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Pakistan, Spain

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Dänï, Dåni, Däñí, Dāni, Dàñį

• French given name23K records spelled Dani33 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Daniel Martin, Danï, Ďanī, Dânï, Dänï

• a separate given name23K records spelled Dani8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan

  Also written Dāṇī, Dâni, Danī, Dānī, Dānî

• Arabic given name7.8K records spelled Dani7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Syria, United States, Spain, United Arab Emirates

  Also written Dàni, Dãnï, Dänï, Dânî, Dãnî

• Hebrew given name4.4K records spelled Dani5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Israel, Spain, Italy

  Also written דאני, Danï, Dhani, Danî

74 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Dani is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Dani kan vara en kortform av → Daniel.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Italian, redução popular e coloquial de Daniele

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In Italian, Variante di Danieli

  as a name·Dizionario dei cognomi italiani

• In dag, secret language of youth Dagbani so altered as to be incomprehensible except to those who have learned it

  as a word·Dagbani Dictionary CD

• In dag, 1. to grow thin 2. to lose weight 3. to collectively move an object or person 4. to balance

  as a word·Dagbani Dictionary CD

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 91 years between 1918–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Dani Karavanb. 1930ILIsraeli sculptor (1930–2021)
• Dani Rodrikb. 1957TRTurkish economist and publicist (born 1957)
• Dani Levyb. 1957CHSwiss-German actor, film director and screenwriter (b. 1957)
• Dani Woodwardb. 1984USAmerican pornographic actress
• Daniel Parejob. 1989ESnot in their usual nameSpanish association football player
• Dani Danielsb. 1989USAmerican pornographic actress and director
• Dani Pachecob. 1991ESSpanish association football player
• Dani Carvajalb. 1992ESSpanish footballer (born 1992)
• Dani Ceballosb. 1996ESSpanish association football player
• Dani Olmob. 1998ESSpanish footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,102 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Dani?

We estimate roughly 17 thousand people bear Dani (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Dani have the most bearers?

Dani is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled dani.

How common is Dani compared with other names?

In Mexico, Dani is the 983rd most common given name of 191,605 given names recorded there.

Is Dani a male or female name?

Dani is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Dani mean?

Recorded meaning: A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.