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Girl name

Dyani

98% girls · 23 born in 2025

Dyani has been given to about 1,337 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,322
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dyani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 73
  • Born in 202523
  • All time1,337

How popular is Dyani?

Its best year was 2001, when 73 babies were given the name, ranking 2220th. The typical living American called Dyani is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Dyani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dani0.85
  2. Gianni0.74
  3. Kymani0.75
  4. Lani0.70
  5. Shani0.70
  6. Milani0.67
  7. Imani0.65
  8. Alani0.65

Middle names for Dyani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dyani Catherine0.84
  2. Dyani Josephine0.84
  3. Dyani Rose0.83
  4. Dyani Marie0.83
  5. Dyani Grace0.83
  6. Dyani Jane0.83

Sibling names for Dyani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.85
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.85
  3. Hanasister · 0.85
  4. Tracebrother · 0.84
  5. Samirasister · 0.84
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.83

Where Dyani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dyani Reyes0.78
    2. Dyani Nguyen0.78
    3. Dyani Moore0.78
    4. Dyani Lee0.78
    5. Dyani Hall0.78
    6. Dyani Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dyani

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.