Girls' name · since 1998
Dayani
753 babies named Dayani in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,877 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayani is the #3877 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 753 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayani has been recorded 753 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #3877 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #9,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,877 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 753 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayani ranks #9,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,877 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 753 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,877 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayani's 753 recorded births place it above 87.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dayani compares
753 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dayani's all-time total is 100% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 753 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayani splits its recorded history at 2012: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Dayani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Dayani's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dayani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dayani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dayani's total volume
Dayani by state
Where Dayani concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
82 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayani's data
- Dayani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (324 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayanis (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dayani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.