Given name & surname
Danni
“God is my judge”·“he judged”
Danni is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Danni is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danni is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Danni is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danni is a variant of Dan. The history of Dan gives this family its wider story. Dan appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Danni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,766
- 93 boys · 2,673 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #3,076 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 53 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,076 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,959 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 73,839 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Danni’s family of names
Danni has a related form in Danielle. In Danish usage, Danni has a related form in Danny. Danni has a related form in Dan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Danni
- Danni Wyatt-HodgeEnglish cricketer (born 1991)
- Danni RocheAustralian field hockey playerborn 1970
- Danni MiatkeAustralian swimmerborn 1987
- Danni JensenDanish footballer (born 1989)
- Danni BassanIsraeli singerborn 1955
- Danni BoatwrightAmerican reality television contestantborn 1975
- Danni KönigDanish footballer (born 1986)
- Danni Sue Nolanactress (1923-2002)
- Danni WashingtonAmerican activist, artist and presenter who campaigns for career, plastic-free oceansborn 1901
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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