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.

Name A

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Name B

Danny

Boy name · Rank #636

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Metric Dan Danny
Current Rank #1921 #636
Total Births (all years) 106,554 286,648
Peak Year 1960 1954
Peak Year Births 3,696 9,103
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dan Danny
1880s 1,402 -
1890s 1,274 -
1900s 1,499 66
1910s 4,737 389
1920s 8,100 1,747
1930s 9,629 7,235
1940s 18,017 46,661
1950s 26,009 86,640
1960s 22,709 60,731
1970s 5,550 28,863
1980s 2,808 20,012
1990s 1,860 13,819
2000s 1,440 10,547
2010s 1,008 7,113
2020s 512 2,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dan Danny
2014 102 710
2015 91 715
2016 100 641
2017 96 577
2018 97 525
2019 103 546
2020 86 494
2021 78 517
2022 88 456
2023 100 473
2024 82 440
2025 78 445

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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