Dasani
A feminine invented name, derived from an English bottled water company.
Name Census estimates that about 1,568 living Americans carry the first name Dasani. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 72.8% of registrations being female. The average person named Dasani today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dasani births was 2001 (154 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dasani. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Dasani is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 218,593 Americans
Peak year
2001
154 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,041
Tracked since 1999
Census
Dasani in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,046 people with the first name Dasani, which placed it at #12,043 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,043
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,046 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
75.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dasani
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dasani is Black at 75.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dasani described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dasani at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American75.0% · 785
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 145
- Two or more races6.0% · 63
- White2.9% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Dasani
Dasani is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,587 total registrations, 431 (27.2%) were male and 1,156 (72.8%) were female.
Dasani as a male name
- Ranked #9,158 in 2024
- 8 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2001 (60 births)
Dasani as a female name
- Ranked #8,041 in 2024
- 13 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2002 (105 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Dasani on both sides of the split. Of the 1,043 people counted with this name, 276 were male (26.5%) and 767 were female (73.5%).
Popularity
Dasani: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dasani from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 975 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dasani by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dasani during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dasanis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Dasani, while South Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dasani
The name Dasani is a relatively new and unique name that has gained popularity in recent times. It is believed to have been coined as a brand name for a bottled water company owned by The Coca-Cola Company, which was launched in 1999. The name itself does not have any specific linguistic or cultural roots, but it is speculated to be derived from a combination of words or sounds that evoke a sense of natural purity and refreshment.
While the name Dasani does not have a long historical lineage, it has gained recognition and usage as a given name, particularly in the United States. However, there are no recorded instances of this name being used in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from earlier time periods.
The earliest known person to bear the name Dasani as a given name is Dasani Shantel Tandy, a former American model and reality television personality born in 1983. She appeared in several music videos and reality shows in the early 2000s.
Another notable individual with the name Dasani is Dasani Coates, an American artistic gymnast born in 2005. She has competed in several national and international gymnastics competitions and is considered a rising talent in the sport.
In the world of music, Dasani Gonzalez is an American singer-songwriter who gained recognition for her participation in the reality competition show "The X Factor" in 2012.
Dasani Watkins, born in 2000, is an American actress known for her role as Tiffany Duckworth in the television series "The Affair" from 2014 to 2019.
Dasani Vaughn, an American football player born in 1995, played as a defensive back for various college teams and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019 as an undrafted free agent.
While the name Dasani is relatively new and does not have a long historical legacy, it has gained some popularity and recognition in recent years, particularly in the United States. Its unique sound and association with natural purity have made it an appealing choice for parents seeking a distinctive and modern name for their children.
People
Dasani + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dasani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dasani: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dasani?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,568 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dasani going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 218,593 US residents.
Is Dasani a common name?
We classify Dasani as "Rare". It ranks above 92.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,587 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dasani most popular?
The single biggest year for Dasani was 2001, when 154 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dasani is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dasani in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,046 people with the name Dasani, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,043 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dasani in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dasani?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Dasani on both sides of the split. Of the 1,043 people counted with this name, 276 were male (26.5%) and 767 were female (73.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dasani?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dasani is Black at 75.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Two or More Races (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dasani most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dasani in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.0% (785 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dasani in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dasani a female name?
Yes, 72.8% of people registered as Dasani in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dasani still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dasani in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dasani can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Dasani as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.