Danford vs Danny

Side-by-side comparison of Danford and Danny — 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

Danny

Boy name · Rank #641

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Metric Danford Danny
Current Rank Unranked #641
Total Births (all years) 374 286,194
Peak Year 1948 1954
Peak Year Births 19 9,105
Peak Decade 1940ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danford Danny
1900ss — 66
1910ss 14 389
1920ss 38 1,747
1930ss 70 7,235
1940ss 98 46,659
1950ss 86 86,640
1960ss 51 60,728
1970ss 12 28,864
1980ss 5 20,013
1990ss — 13,819
2000ss — 10,547
2010ss — 7,113
2020ss — 2,374

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danford Danny
2014 — 710
2015 — 715
2016 — 641
2017 — 577
2018 — 525
2019 — 546
2020 — 494
2021 — 516
2022 — 456
2023 — 473
2024 — 435

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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