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 #636

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Metric Danford Danny
Current Rank Unranked #636
Total Births (all years) 374 286,648
Peak Year 1948 1954
Peak Year Births 19 9,103
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danford Danny
1900s - 66
1910s 14 389
1920s 38 1,747
1930s 70 7,235
1940s 98 46,661
1950s 86 86,640
1960s 51 60,731
1970s 12 28,863
1980s 5 20,012
1990s - 13,819
2000s - 10,547
2010s - 7,113
2020s - 2,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danford Danny
2014 - 710
2015 - 715
2016 - 641
2017 - 577
2018 - 525
2019 - 546
2020 - 494
2021 - 517
2022 - 456
2023 - 473
2024 - 440
2025 - 445

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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