Dang vs Dan

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

Name A

Dang

Boy name · Rank #11268

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Dang Dan
Current Rank #11268 #1921
Total Births (all years) 310 106,554
Peak Year 1982 1960
Peak Year Births 21 3,696
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dang Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s - 8,100
1930s - 9,629
1940s - 18,017
1950s - 26,009
1960s - 22,709
1970s 9 5,550
1980s 108 2,808
1990s 90 1,860
2000s 67 1,440
2010s 24 1,008
2020s 12 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dang Dan
2014 - 102
2015 5 91
2016 - 100
2017 - 96
2018 - 97
2019 - 103
2020 6 86
2021 - 78
2022 - 88
2023 - 100
2024 6 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, 1979–2024.

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