Meaning of the nameDani

Dani is the short form of Daniel and of Daniela, names of Hebrew origin; Daniel means 'God is my judge'.

Meaning

“short form of Daniel and Daniela; Daniel means 'God is my judge'”

Source: Wiktionary: Dani · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dani · Wiktionary: Daniel · Behind the Name: Daniel

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People (2022): 2,531
Rank in Brazil: #4,386
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 2,389; people

Dani in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (686 people).

1,497 women 1,034 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dani is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dani in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
Amazonas 0.003%
Santa Catarina 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Paraná 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	483	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	351	0.003%
Paraná	175	0.002%
Santa Catarina	171	0.002%
Pará	162	0.002%
Minas Gerais	152	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	146	0.001%
Bahia	139	0.001%
Amazonas	115	0.003%
Ceará	81	0.001%
Goiás	69	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	68	0.003%
Maranhão	56	0.001%
Pernambuco	53	0.001%
Mato Grosso	52	0.001%
Espírito Santo	41	0.001%
Distrito Federal	31	0.001%
Piauí	28	0.001%
Rondônia	25	0.002%
Amapá	21	0.003%
Sergipe	20	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	17	0.001%
Alagoas	17	0.001%
Roraima	17	0.003%
Acre	16	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dani

Wiktionary defines Dani as a diminutive of the female name Daniela and the male name Daniel, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) calls it a hypocoristic of Daniel or Daniela. Daniel comes from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél), 'God is my judge', the name of the prophet of the Book of Daniel. The Dictionary records Danny as a spelling variant of Dani. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,531 people named Dani, with a median age of 33.

Most common spelling in the group, with a single n and the final i.

Other spellings of Dani

Spelling	People (2022)
Dani	2,531
Danny	1,186

Sources

Wiktionary: Dani · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Wiktionary: Daniel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Daniel · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Danny · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Dani

What does the name Dani mean?

Dani means “short form of Daniel and Daniela; Daniel means 'God is my judge'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Dani in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,531 people with the first name Dani, which ranks it number 4,386 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Dani a boy's or a girl's name?

Dani is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,497 women and 1,034 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dani?

Dani is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dani most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dani (351 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Dani?

Danny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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