Given name
Dyani
“having the grace of a deer”
Dyani is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “having the grace of a deer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “having the grace of a deer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dyani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,337
- 20 boys · 1,317 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 73 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,451 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,451 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 983 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.
Dyani’s family of names
Dyani has a related form in Dyanea. Dyani has a related form in Dyaneah. Dyani has a related form in Dyanee.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dyani, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“living with grace; heavenly”
>99% girls
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>99% girls
Nayeli
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>99% girls