Danni
Girl name · #3076 in 2025 · Uniqueness 81/100
In 2025, 53 baby girls were named Danni, placing it at #3076 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2236, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,962 girls born in 2025 was named Danni.
The 77-year story
Danni first appears in the Social Security records in 1948, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 89 babies and a rank of #2142. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Danni per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Danni in class?
Danni scores 81 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Danni will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Danni is most common
State-level data for Danni is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Danni
Statistically, parents drawn to Danni tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sunni, Denali, Dayla, Gianni, and Aloni.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Danni | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #3067 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3176 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 89 | #2142 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2286 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2468 |
| 2019 | 88 | #2128 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2478 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2546 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2343 |
| 2015 | 84 | #2236 |
| 2014 | 76 | #2391 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2804 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2401 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2664 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2642 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2286 |
| 2008 | 86 | #2267 |
| 2007 | 86 | #2257 |
| 2006 | 54 | #3090 |
| 2005 | 49 | #3170 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3333 |
| 2003 | 42 | #3412 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3978 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Danni a popular girl name?
Danni ranked #3076 among girls in 2025 with 53 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2236.
When was the name Danni most popular?
Danni peaked in 2022, when 89 American girls received the name (ranked #2142 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Danni?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,962 newborn American girls was named Danni. It scores 81/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.