Dandy vs Dan

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

Name A

Dandy

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Dandy Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 100 106,554
Peak Year 1959 1960
Peak Year Births 11 3,696
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dandy Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s - 8,100
1930s - 9,629
1940s 7 18,017
1950s 11 26,009
1960s 10 22,709
1970s 11 5,550
1980s 19 2,808
1990s 10 1,860
2000s 26 1,440
2010s 6 1,008
2020s - 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dandy Dan
2014 6 102
2015 - 91
2016 - 100
2017 - 96
2018 - 97
2019 - 103
2020 - 86
2021 - 78
2022 - 88
2023 - 100
2024 - 82
2025 - 78

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, 1949–2014.

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