Dania is a name with two main sources: in Arabic it comes from dani and means "close" or "near", while in the Spanish-speaking world it is used as a short feminine form of Daniel, "God is my judge". In the United States both Muslim and Hispanic families use it. Dania entered the top 1000 in 2002, hovered near the line for two decades, peaked at number 855 in 2023 and ranks number 1063 in 2025.