Dan vs Danny
Side-by-side comparison of Dan and Danny — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Dan Danny Current Rank #1913 #641 Total Births (all years) 106,473 286,194 Peak Year 1960 1954 Peak Year Births 3,697 9,105 Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1880 1900
Births by Decade Decade Dan Danny 1880ss 1,402 — 1890ss 1,274 — 1900ss 1,499 66 1910ss 4,737 389 1920ss 8,100 1,747 1930ss 9,629 7,235 1940ss 18,017 46,659 1950ss 26,010 86,640 1960ss 22,709 60,728 1970ss 5,550 28,864 1980ss 2,809 20,013 1990ss 1,860 13,819 2000ss 1,437 10,547 2010ss 1,006 7,113 2020ss 434 2,374
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Dan Danny 2014 102 710 2015 91 715 2016 100 641 2017 96 577 2018 97 525 2019 102 546 2020 86 494 2021 78 516 2022 88 456 2023 100 473 2024 82 435