Danel vs Dan

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

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Danel

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Danel Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 341 106,554
Peak Year 1957 1960
Peak Year Births 10 3,696
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danel Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s 27 8,100
1930s 5 9,629
1940s 10 18,017
1950s 32 26,009
1960s 33 22,709
1970s 42 5,550
1980s 65 2,808
1990s 36 1,860
2000s 50 1,440
2010s 35 1,008
2020s 6 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danel Dan
2014 7 102
2015 5 91
2016 - 100
2017 7 96
2018 10 97
2019 - 103
2020 6 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, 1920–2020.

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