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Diani

Girl

Meaning of Diani: Swahili: 'place name'

Diani is a girl's name most strongly associated with Swahili naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8997th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8997

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

185

First recorded 1993 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 0 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 7 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Diani per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 15.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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