Is Dyani a boy or girl name?

Dyani is a girl’s name. Of the 1,337 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys.

Dyani

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Dyani was most popular in 2001, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,763 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,337 people named Dyani.

Dyani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dyani’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dyani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dyani is a girl’s name — 98.5% of the 1,337 Americans given it were girls and 1.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dyani

Where Dyani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org