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.

Name A

Danford

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1913

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Metric Danford Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1913
Total Births (all years) 374 106,473
Peak Year 1948 1960
Peak Year Births 19 3,697
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danford Dan
1880ss — 1,402
1890ss — 1,274
1900ss — 1,499
1910ss 14 4,737
1920ss 38 8,100
1930ss 70 9,629
1940ss 98 18,017
1950ss 86 26,010
1960ss 51 22,709
1970ss 12 5,550
1980ss 5 2,809
1990ss — 1,860
2000ss — 1,437
2010ss — 1,006
2020ss — 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danford Dan
2014 — 102
2015 — 91
2016 — 100
2017 — 96
2018 — 97
2019 — 102
2020 — 86
2021 — 78
2022 — 88
2023 — 100
2024 — 82

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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