Meaning of the nameDanny

Danny is a spelling of the name Dani, which means “short form of Daniel and Daniela; Daniel means 'God is my judge'”.

Meaning

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

Meaning of the name Dani, of which Danny is a spelling.

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

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People (2022): 1,186
Rank in Brazil: #7,376
Median age: 36 years
2010 Census: 736; people

Danny in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Danny, 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 (432 people).

404 women 782 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 Danny is most common

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

Amazonas 0.003%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	224	0.001%
Amazonas	113	0.003%
Minas Gerais	97	0.001%
Paraná	80	0.001%
Santa Catarina	68	0.001%
Roraima	62	0.010%
Rio de Janeiro	59	0.000%
Rio Grande do Sul	58	0.001%
Ceará	45	0.001%
Pará	45	0.001%
Goiás	43	0.001%
Maranhão	36	0.001%
Distrito Federal	36	0.001%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Pernambuco	24	0.000%
Bahia	23	0.000%
Espírito Santo	21	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	21	0.001%
Paraíba	15	0.000%
Piauí	15	0.001%

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

The spelling Danny

English-looking spelling, with nn and y; Wiktionary records it in English as a diminutive of Daniel and of names such as Daniela.

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.

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 Danny

What does the name Danny mean?

Danny means “short form of Daniel and Daniela; Daniel means 'God is my judge'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Dani, of which Danny is a spelling.

How many people are named Danny in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,186 people with the first name Danny, which ranks it number 7,376 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Danny is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 404 women and 782 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Danny?

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

In which Brazilian state is Danny most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Danny (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Danny?

Dani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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