Girls' name · since 1974
Dyani
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,317 babies named Dyani, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,317
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,317 babies have been named Dyani since 1974, making it today's #5451 girls' name.
Dyani has 1,317 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5451 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,451 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,317 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyani ranks #6,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,451 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,317 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,451 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,317
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dyani's 1,317 recorded births place it above 91.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dyani compares
1,317 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Dyani's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dyani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,317 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dyani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dyani's full recorded timeline at 2001, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dyani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dyani popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 2000 (Dyani as boys' name)
Dyani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (488 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Dyani's strongest decade.
488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dyani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
488 births
- 2010s
2010s
305 births
- 2020s 154
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 488 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dyani 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 Dyani's total volume
Dyani by state
Where Dyani concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 69 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 59 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
121 of 1,317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dyani's data
- Dyani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (488 total births); usage has since declined to 154 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dyanis (121 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 Dyani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Dyani 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.