Danford vs Dan

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

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Danford

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Danford Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 374 106,554
Peak Year 1948 1960
Peak Year Births 19 3,696
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danford Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s 14 4,737
1920s 38 8,100
1930s 70 9,629
1940s 98 18,017
1950s 86 26,009
1960s 51 22,709
1970s 12 5,550
1980s 5 2,808
1990s - 1,860
2000s - 1,440
2010s - 1,008
2020s - 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danford Dan
2014 - 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, 1918–1987.

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