Dahani
Shahnawaz Dahani is a Pakistani cricketer who made his international debut for the Pakistan national cricket team in November 2021. He made his Twenty20 debut on 23 February 2021 in the 2021, for Multan Sultans. Dahani is a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who bats right-handed in the last-order.
Meaning & Origin of Dahani
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Shahnawaz Dahani is a Pakistani cricketer who made his international debut for the Pakistan national cricket team in November 2021. He made his Twenty20 debut on 23 February 2021 in the 2021, for Multan Sultans. Dahani is a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who bats right-handed in the last-order.
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The Story of Dahani
Dahani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Dahanis were born — ranking #9,788 that year. As of 2026, Dahani ranks #12,106 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Dahanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dahani
Dahani is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Dahani's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #9,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Dahani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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