Dan vs Daniel

Side-by-side comparison of Dan and Daniel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Name B

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Metric Dan Daniel
Current Rank #1921 #16
Total Births (all years) 106,554 1,982,812
Peak Year 1960 1985
Peak Year Births 3,696 38,559
Peak Decade 1950s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dan Daniel
1880s 1,402 5,679
1890s 1,274 5,185
1900s 1,499 5,036
1910s 4,737 23,978
1920s 8,100 43,407
1930s 9,629 47,998
1940s 18,017 112,778
1950s 26,009 243,727
1960s 22,709 242,020
1970s 5,550 244,454
1980s 2,808 345,537
1990s 1,860 272,360
2000s 1,440 203,975
2010s 1,008 133,952
2020s 512 52,726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dan Daniel
2014 102 13,961
2015 91 13,543
2016 100 12,996
2017 96 11,758
2018 97 11,296
2019 103 10,592
2020 86 9,530
2021 78 9,162
2022 88 9,121
2023 100 8,402
2024 82 8,426
2025 78 8,085

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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