Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Doni isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Doni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 823
- 144 boys · 679 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 920 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Doni’s family of names
In Bavarian usage, Doni has a conventional equivalent in the German form Anton. In Greek usage, Doni as a surname is a transliteration of Δόνη. In Greek usage, Doni as a surname is a transliteration of Δώνη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Doni
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Doni, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dori
“a gift of God” · “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
>99% girls
Jani
“God is gracious”
4% boys · 96% girls
Donna
“ruler of the world”
>99% girls
Toni
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
8% boys · 92% girls
Doreen
“the golden one” · “a brooding woman”
>99% girls
Donya
“ruler of the world”
>99% girls
Debbie
“bee”
>99% girls
Roni
“displaying her true image” · “song of Joy”
39% boys · 61% girls