US rank #4919 Girls' name Peak 2001 1,294 births

Dyani — #4919 US girls' name

1,294 babies named Dyani in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s751990s2302000s4882010s3052020s131
#4919
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Dyani was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

73 babies were named Dyani in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyani

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,294 babies named Dyani between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dyani currently holds the #4919 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 488 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dyani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dyani in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,294 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dyani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,294

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2001

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,919

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dyani popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
73
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919801974 10

Dyani popularity over time — boys

20 total births recorded since 2000 (Dyani as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
5 2024202320022000 5

Dyani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
488 births that decade — 38% of Dyani's all-time total
1970s651980s751990s2302000s4882010s3052020s131

Dyani by state

Where Dyani concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dyani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
121 9.4%
#2 Florida
69 5.3%
#3 Texas
59 4.6%
#4 New York
32 2.5%
#5 Illinois
16 1.2%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.4%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
California share of Dyani's total US births 9.4%
Even split

121 of 1,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyani?
1,294 babies have been named Dyani since 1974. It currently ranks #4919 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 73 births.
When was Dyani most popular?
Dyani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Dyani most popular?
The top states for the name Dyani are California (121 births), Florida (69 births), Texas (59 births).
How long has the name Dyani been used?
Dyani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dyani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyana, Dyan, Dyanna, Dyamond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.