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Around the world, دانى (Dana , Dani , Dany ) is a widespread epicene first name. The forename دانى is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is a common unisex name, Czechia, where it is a common girly name, and Kuwait, where it is a common predominantly female, but very infrequently male name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Indonesia, and India. Much less frequently, دانى is the last name as well as the forename.
دانى is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dana Scully , the fictional character and protagonist of the television series The X-Files; Dani Ardor , the fictional character from Ari Aster's folk horror-thriller film Midsommar (2019); Dana Barrett , the fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise; Dana Tan , the character in Batman Beyond, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and Dana Fairbanks , the fictional character from the television series The L Word, and in many other works.